Phoeba Crupp is a young woman who lives with her parents and sister on a small farm near Geelong in the 1980s. Her father moved his family from the city in order to establish a vineyard, a decision her mother bitterly resents....

Margery Blandon was always a principled woman who found guidance from the wisdom of desktop calendars. She lived quietly in Gold Street, Brunswick for sixty years until events drove her to the 43rd floor of the Tropic Hotel. As...