'Makorori Station . . . the most awesome, cool place to live. We're just across the road from the beach and the sky rests on the hills behind our house. No kidding, there's only just room for the sun to slip over the ridge and if you jump high enough you can pull down a handful of blue.'
It's summer, but an approaching cyclone isn't the only dark cloud that hangs over Makorori Beach. A drought threatens to force Jeremy's family off their farm and everything he does seems to make matters worse. The family is starting to crack . . . but forces outside their control drive them into a struggle that will influence the rest of their lives.