Jenny Kroonstuiver

It is 1906, and Bridget Dutton and her family are confronted by the potential closure of their busy coach-change station and hotel. The building of the Etheridge Railway in the remote area of North Queensland threatens both their livelihood and their home. Faced with the inevitable closure of their hotel, the family must make impossible choices about their future. Then tragedy strikes, and Bridget must draw strength from her four daughters to help navigate the difficult final days of the hotel's operation.
Last Coach to Quartz Hill is a heartwarming story of family unity, resilience and determination to confront the challenges of inevitable change. It brings to life the tiny hotel and its people amidst the poignant events and places of the Etheridge District in the early 1900s.