A collection of interlinked stories set in the late 1940s in an Australian country town which focus on the four young Melling sisters. Each story links the girls and their friends together in a variety of domestic events and problems. The stories present a nostalgic feel for the post-war years.

This is the sequel to "All in the Blue Unclouded Weather", about the four Melling sisters growing up in Wilgawa in the 1940's. Now it is autumn and Grace is coming home.

During wintertime the Melling sisters move to the big city with their mother while Dad is away looking for work.