Publisher's Synopsis
Senton Hart is a solitary and rebellious teenager with a love of books and music.
He also has a propensity for landing himself in trouble.
After being suspended from school and then arguing with his foster parents, he decides to take the morning train from his adopted town to Sydney and start a new life.
During the long journey he strikes up a friendship with an elderly woman who tries to protect and help him but who unwittingly leads him into peril.