The flyer

Paul Campbell fought Turkish and German forces in the Great War, and along the way he also had to deal with a crocodile that turned hostile. Now he is a handy bush pilot in the harsh Western Australian interior, and he has settled into a solitary life that suits a man who never intends to marry. His aim is simple: fly medicine, supplies and the occasional letter to people scattered across the Outback, making their hard lives a little easier.

His quiet routine is upended when a newly arrived doctor turns up on his doorstep. Before long he finds himself drawn into a relationship he had no plans for, though she is slower than he is to admit what is happening.

Helen Stanwood has traded an easy life in San Francisco for work that keeps her busy. Her plan is to bury the hurt of her past by throwing herself into helping people in need. Once in Australia, though, she learns that distance offers no escape from herself, from what she left behind, or from Paul.