A mysterious young woman named Eleanor arrives in the city of Melbourne during the height of a scorching summer with only the  clothes on her back and a difficult past she can't discuss.

 

Taking up residence in a decrepit house on the cities ugly and violent fringes Eleanor sets about creating a new life for herself. Facing adversity at every single turn Eleanors attempts to reinvent herself are thwarted by her own self sabotaging behaviour as well as the harsh realities of life in the big city.

 

As summer gives way to winter Eleanor gradually begins to find her feet spending most of her time pursuing a doomed affair with her married neighbour, Charlie,  while ignoring the man, Matt, who really cares for her. By the end of the journey harsh lessons are learnt small victories are won and peace is briefly found and lost.

 

Eleanor now must go to the ocean in order to get the answers she needs and finds a strength she never knew she had.