On a remote farmstead in Australia, a setting that Eleanor Spence knows so well, Miss Arabella Braithwaite lives with her ten orphan charges. They have all survived a perilous journey from England. But what future will the orphans find in this new land?

When Edward Marlow rides up to the farmstead, he has but one aim in mind—to find a governess and companion for his sister Gillis. He is totally unprepared for the welcome he receives, and the young ladies presented to him seem almost like savages. In the end, however, it is the clever, tomboyish Cassie who takes the road to Jamberoo and the Marlow residence, accompanied by the unruly Luke, who is to become a stableboy there. Now Miss Braithwaite—Missabella—has placed two of the orphans in her charge, but there are eight others to provide for—Francis, Robin, Martha, Marriane, Sally, Selina, Paul, and Gavin—each with different interests and aptitudes.

How Missabella copes with the task of planning for their future and what becomes of each of them is told in this absorbing novel with a universal theme—young people facing the challenge of an uncertain future.

Jamberoo Road is a sequel to The Switherby Pilgrims.

From the dust jacket