In this modern Australian classic, award-winning author Tim Winton tells the story of young Ort Flack and his struggle to come to grips with the forces pulling his family apart. An extraordinary snapshot of boyhood, That Eye, the Sky is also a powerful exploration of the nature of hope and faith. Ort doesnt have a bad life. He mucks around with his best pal, Fat Cherry; he wonders what his sister Tegwyns so mad about and why his grandmas disappeared inside herself; he looks up at the sky and thinks its like a big blue eye looking right back at him. But when Dad isnt back from work when hes supposed to be and a strange car pulls into the drive, Orts life is thrown into turmoil. Suddenly, Mum doesnt seem as strong as she used to, Fat starts saying bad things, and the stranger knocking on the door seems to know an awful lot about the Flacks.