Jessica and Dorothy are best friends. Mid life brings not a crisis but a chance to radically change their lives. Opportunity presents itself and together they embrace it Moving from a quiet country town in south eastern Australia, where they have lived all their lives, they move to a suburb of Sydney and Crompton Hall. The family home, left to Jessica by her late Grandfather, is an eclectic mix of past generations and now sits in a quiet street, which was once farmland, owned by the Crompton's. Jessica, nearing fifty and a 'closet' lesbian all her life, has decided to 'come out' and see if it is not too late to find lasting love. Dorothy has lead a very sheltered life. Widowed a year ago, she is eager to see what more life has to offer. They are not lovers but friends. Jessica may wish differently but tries to be content with seeing Dorothy flourish in their new surroundings. Tragedy strikes and threatens to tear apart all the progress they have made. Will they be able to come back and find the peace and happiness they both desire but find hard to grasp? Crompton Hall, the story of two women and the house which shelters them through the storms.