The Dreaming — Barbara Wood

Recently orphaned, the granddaughter of Outback missionaries, young Joanna Drury has followed strange and troubling visions to Australia--determined to begin her life anew... and to uncover the roots of a generations-old curse that has plagued her family. In this majestic, untamed land she will know hardship and peril--and blossom magnificently in the sheltering love of the handsome rancher who would build an empire. But her search for her heritage will ensnare Joanna in the ancient and powerful "songlines" of a mysterious aboriginal people leading her toward a dark and magical destiny foretold in a long-ago time called...THE DREAMING