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Voss had come to this half-wild country to undertake a starange and perilous journey...an unheard-of trek across Australia, a savage and unknown land of blazing desert and fierce aborigines. Determined to succeed, Voss transformed his mad dream into reality, and soon set off on one of the strangest odysseys ever, taking with him the heart and memory of the girl he loved.

Set in 19th-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a naïve young woman. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent, and as hardships, mutiny and betrayal whittle away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Laura, waiting in Sydney, moves through the months of separation as if they were a dream and Voss the only reality.