Sophie Jo Wasson

두 명의 십대 자녀를 둔 40대 중반의 유부남 콜럼은 내면에서 뭔가가 무너 지는 듯한 상실감에 휩싸인다. 이런 감정적 위기 속에서 콜럼은 제이라는 이름의 청년과 하룻밤을 보내게 된다. 그날 이후, 그는 지금까지 누구에게서도 느끼지 못했던 마음의 위안을 제이로부터 얻게 된다.

This story is set in the "in-between" time of a girl's life, when she is no longer a child and not yet a woman. We open with our heroine, Maeve, putting on her new snow white bra, and stepping out into the world as a young woman. She has an obsession with breasts and bras and can't help but stare at other girls and women, even the head nun doesn't escape her gaze. Otherwise, her world revolves around her three friends, Ruth, Claire and Orla, who are more experienced in the ways of the world. They wear bras already (except Claire the feminist) and they've all had boyfriends. The new bra is a start but they really hope Maeve can find a fella, even offering kissing lessons to prepare her. What no one expects, least of all Maeve, is that she should snare the local sixteen-year old heartthrob. Maeve is so smitten with him that she lets her friends down when they need her the most...