Beyond the Black Stump Author:Nevile Shute Beyond the black stump is the Australian phrase for the rich world of cities - of wealth and power and extravagrant dreams. In this exciting new novel the master story teller Nevil Shute confronts a girl of the Australoan frontier with the challenge of life in America and the love of a man with a harrowing past. — "An appealing love story, an int... more »ersting account of life on the Australian frontier, and a shrewdly amusing - and challenging evaluation of the two cultures, theirs and ours."« less