Description

The Wind Queen is a story told from the perspective of a woman by the name of Elspeth Abney Elspeth is moving in and out of the final phase of her life The book is set in the high plains and ranges of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales Australia Dying Elspeth looks back into many various aspects of her life including living with her family and working on a Sheep and Cattle Station Seymour Homestead for a couple by the name of Brian and Augustina Clarence After which she moves into a secluded isolated hut to live life with her son Mannus The boy was conceived in the gully with a man by the name of Cain Kennedy Elspeths fluctuating sexuality is strewn through the text and is the reason why she never marries Simply Elspeth cannot commit to one person however she openly enjoys many sexual encounters Elspeth immerses herself in the natural beauty of the Australian outback and is always accompanied by a Swallowtail butterfly Elspeth is a dignified woman of intelligence