The Dust of Our Dreaming

What sustains a young cosnscripted soldier when the enemy are running toward hiim? Take a walk with two part indiginous Australian children as they are thrust into an alien world. Will their culture sustain them as he fights in Vietnam and she pursues her goal of becoming a chef? Why has the brother suddenly walked away from great commercial success and sought the seclusion of a monastic brotherhood? What possible connection could there be between this and a a number of Sydney's unsolved murders? Having reached the top of her profession can she find the man who will complement her and whom she can love?