Adam's Empire

Adam Ross, orphaned at nine, cherished a dream - the one day he would have land of his own. The opal fields of Coober Pedy offered his first glimpse of riches - and Nelly, a half cast aboriginal beauty, provide his first taste of love. From the Western Plains of New South Wales to the sparkling waters of Sydney Harbour, from the grinding heat of a West Australian cattle station to the eerie desert shores of Lake Eyre, and was driven by his ambition. At his side stood Heather, a woman whose blonde beauty masked a calculating heart of ice. And when tragedy struck, it seemed that Adam would never realise his dream...