Following on from 'All in the Blue Unclouded Weather' and 'Dresses of Red and Gold', this novel for young teenagers tells of the ups and downs in the lives of the Melling sisters and their mother, after they move from the country town of Wilgawa and rent a house in the city. The award-winning author's other publications include 'Came Back to Show You I Could Fly' which won the Human Rights Award for Literature, and also the 1990 Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers.