Georgie Jutland, approaching forty, traded her nursing profession and romantic dreams of a soul mate for the quiet life of a housewife in a fishing village on the west coast of Australia. All night long, while her family is sleeping, she surfs the Internet and quietly drinks herself to death. But suddenly Luther Fox, a poacher, a former musician, a lonely soul, enters her destiny. Outcast.

The action of this novel with a genuine adventure plot takes place against the backdrop of the amazing landscapes of Australia, the author's harsh realistic style successfully emphasizes the drama of the narrative.

The novel by Australian writer Tim Winton (b. 1960) " Mud Music" was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2002.