This compilation includes a selection of plays by a renowned Norwegian playwright, who is often referred to as the father of realism. The collection showcases his talent for exploring complex human emotions, societal expectations, and moral dilemmas. The plays often feature strong female characters, a rarity for the time, and challenge the norms of the 19th-century society, making them timeless and relevant even today.

The play is a poignant exploration of the fading dreams and fraying relationships among a group of friends in post-WWII Australia. It centers on two sugarcane cutters, who have maintained a sixteen-year tradition of spending the off-season with two women in the city, indulging in the carefree illusion of their youth and temporary escape from their laborious lives. However, as the seventeenth summer rolls in, the characters are confronted with the harsh realities of aging and the inevitable change in their circumstances, leading to a dramatic reassessment of their lives, aspirations, and relationships. The narrative delves into themes of time, change, and the bittersweet nature of clinging to past traditions in the face of an evolving world.