The Invasion of Sand — Bel Mooney

An extraordinary novel of friendship and redemption, set in the Australian outback Bernie Molloy has returned to her home town after years of reckless living. A chance encounter with violence frightens Bernie into taking lodgers, and two very different men enter her life, to change it forever. Gradually, as Bernie, Eddy and John settle into an uneasy yet strangely companionable routine, she dares to hope that this may mark the beginning of a new life.