This is a family chronicle in which the main characters make each other's lives miserable in every possible way. The main character becomes embroiled with his siblings in an ugly battle about their father's inheritance. The story has surprising, touching, funny, but also gruesome twists and turns.

The story of this literary thriller is set against the background of the emigration of a Dutch couple in the 1960s. They set off for the other side of the world virtually unprepared, knowing little about life in Australia. Their first stop is the Bonegilla migrant camp, where they only stay a few weeks. After leaving the camp, they try to make a good life for themselves in Port Augusta by working hard. They do well financially, but their marriage is not happy and after a few years they return...