Can a modern explorer navigate the most inaccessible and rugged wilderness regions of Tasmania to document the landscape that once harbored the elusive Tasmanian Tiger? Patsy Adam-Smith, a seasoned writer and adventurer, utilizes her extensive experience in the Australian bush to document her expeditions into the island's interior. Her work serves as both a personal account of physical endurance and a geographical study of the untamed terrain that earned the moniker 'Tiger Country.'

This work is regarded as a significant contribution to Australian travel literature, capturing a period of exploration that is now largely historical. The narrative provides a dense, atmospheric look at the Tasmanian landscape through the eyes of a pioneer who sought to document the wild before it became more accessible to the public.