Sophie's Story gives the reader a glimpse of life in Australia through the 2 World Wars, the 1930's Depression and the drama of Vietnam, as we follow the life of Sophie, her dreams, loves and heartbreaks. The secret she must take to her grave. When Hudson met Sophie at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, times were already tough, dreams and hopes put on hold as people struggled through life the best way they could.
Hudson finds a neglected, run-down farm, situated in the Hawkesbury district of New South Wales, re-named HudsonPlace, it becomes the focal point in the rise and fall of the McCord family. With big dreams, determination and a great deal of hard work, Sophie and Hudson McCord transformed the one-hundred-acre, run down farm, into a thoroughbred horse stud. Hudson chasing the dream of breeding a Melbourne Cup winner. Things never turn out the way one expects them to, life has a habit of getting in the way. Slowly, day by day, year by year, hearts were broken, dreams were shattered.