根据Madeleine St John所著同名畅销小说改编，设定在1959年的悉尼夏季，在澳大利亚的文化觉醒、阶级结构瓦解和妇女解放的背景下，讲述郊区女学生丽莎的成长故事。丽莎在等待高考成绩、梦想着去悉尼大学时，在一家大型百货商店打暑期工，与一群女售货员并肩工作，在此期间打开了眼界，也发生了蜕变。

Amy's father, Franco, was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stage. The psychological trauma leaves Amy mute and deaf. So the 8-year-old is brought by her mother, Tanya, to Melbourne to diagnose the reasons for her continued silence.

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.