LEAH Jackson leaves behind everything familiar when she takes up a job as the resident safety advisor and nurse in a construction camp in the remote South Australian outback.
She's been told it's no job for a girl, but this isn't the first time she's had to prove her mettle.
No Job for a Girl is an insightful story about a woman fighting for what she believes in, and finding love where she least expects it.
In the close confines of a desert camp, anything can happen, and Leah soon finds herself the centre of attention - from bothersome bureaucrats to injured workers and hordes of isolated men.
But it is one man in particular who pushes her to her limits - in more ways than one.
Author Meredith Appleyard, from South Australia's Clare Valley, is a registered nurse and midwife who has worked in a range of country health practice settings.
- No Job for a Girl by Meredith Appleyard, published by Michael Joseph, RRP $32.99.
