Standalone novel · 2026
A Far-Flung Life
In 1958, on Meredith Downs, a million-acre sheep station in remote Western Australia, Phil MacBride swerves to miss a kangaroo on a lonely road. The crash shatters his family, and his youngest son, Matt, must choose between love and duty.
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Book facts
- Author
- M. L. Stedman
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 2026
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Meredith Downs, Western Australia
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in A Far-Flung Life
2 recurring or key characters from M. L. Stedman’s chart. Introduces Matt MacBride and Phil MacBride.
Lead 1
- Matt MacBrideFirst appearanceYoungest son of a sheep-station family
Major 1
- Phil MacBrideFirst appearanceHis father