Winds of Change
Winds of Change Introduction The Australian Outback in the early 1930s was a land of stark beauty and relentless hardship. Vast, arid plains stretched endlessly beneath a sky that seemed to hold all the sun's heat. The Great Depression had reached even these remote corners, leaving farms desolate and families desperate. Eleanor "Ellie" McAllister stood on the porch of her family's farmhouse, her eyes scanning the horizon for any sign of rain. Once green and bountiful, the land was now a cracked and dusty wasteland. Her father, Angus McAllister, a man of unyielding pride and stubbornness, refused to leave the land that had been in their family for generations. Her mother, Mary, whose health was failing, spent her days in a haze of worry and fatigue. Ellie, the eldest of six children, bore the weight of their survival on her shoulders. Despite the overwhelming odds, she was determined to keep the family together and the farm running. Her siblings, each with their own