The Eye of the Storm

Elizabeth Hunter an ex-socialite in her 80s has a mystical experience during a summer storm in Sydney which transforms all her relationships – her existence becomes charged with a meaning which communicates itself to those around her.From this simple scenario Patrick White unfurls a monumental exploration of the tides of love and hate comedy and tragedy impotence and longing that fester within family relationships.In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park three nurses a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth as her son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in death as in life Elizabeth remains a destructive force on those who surround her.