Custody Down Under is perfect for readers who love heartwarming, multi-generational stories, resilient child heroes, and cross-cultural tales that celebrate the enduring ties of love.
Six-year-old Maddison Taylor has survived more than most children her age. Raised on a remote cattle and sheep station in Western Australia, she learned early how to dress herself, cook simple meals, and care for others—including her hardworking Kelpie dog, Tag. Under the watchful, loving guidance of Mrs. Donovan, the station manager’s wife who taught her to read, cook, and trust again, Maddison found comfort and stability in a world that otherwise demanded too much from her too soon.
But when her father uproots them and tragedy strikes along a dusty coastal road on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, Maddison’s fragile world collapses. Suddenly alone, injured, and caught in the impersonal machinery of the Department for Child Protection, Maddison clings fiercely to the only constants she has left: her instincts, her independence, and her devoted dog, Tag.
