[2] The Argus said "The romance (some of It seamy), mystery, drama, suspense, is there.

There are three sisters behaving in a most unsisteriy way and having a good-and honest tooth-and-nail fight over a couple of rugged early Australians.

"[3] The Newcastle Herald said "The measure of one's liking for this book must'be how much one can come to care for the Leighton sisters and their associates.

This reviewer, for instance, nourished a forlorn hope against all acluarial probability that success might crown the efforts of the aborigines who attempt to liquidate the homestead and all its occupants in the closing stage of the book.

"[4] The Canberra Times said "The story is a promising one, and its.telling"shows a pleasant prose coupled with a firm grasp of Australian society in the period covered.