T. George McDowell believes in Getting the Job Done. A manufacturer of soft drinks on the south coast of New South Wales, he is a Rotarian, an apostle of Progress, of electricity, refrigeration and the wireless.
Of the generation born just after federation, T. George McDowell sees himself as a bastion of quality, reason and stability in a world that is not changing for the better. His youngest daughter, Terri, seems determined to put his beliefs to the test.