A true account of Doris Pilkington's mother Molly, who as a young girl led her two sisters on an extraordinary 1,600 kilometre walk home. Barefoot, without provisions or maps, the girls set out to find the rabbit- proof fence, knowing it passed near their home in the north.

Author's Aboriginal name is Nugi Garimara.

The first military post -- The Swan River Colony -- The decline of Aboriginal society -- From the deserts they came -- Jigalong, 1907-1931 -- The journey south -- The Moore River Native Settlement, 1931 -- The escape -- What happened to them? Where are they now?.