<p>Two teenage girls from opposite sides of the tracks in 1960s Midlands England are forced into prostitution in this engrossing tale of loss, liberty, and love.</p><p>Weep at the relationship between clever Janet and spoiled Priscilla, as their handsome, young English teacher, Mr Edwards ¿ and his corrupting father ¿ become embroiled in their tortuous journeys.</p><p>But then a smart heroine Tara fatefully enters the fray on a secret detective mission.</p><p>Dramatic and topical events include a city-slum killing, police malfeasance, newspaper-business bribery, emotional blackmail, destitute homelessness, and a mountaineering adventure.</p><p>This saga combines a socio-political struggle by the under-privileged against repression, with both feminine and asexual insights into love, to produce a thought-provoking, yet stylishly old-fashioned, romantic rollercoaster.</p>