It's the first day of term and Emerald is travelling back to school by steam train. And there is a treat in store for her when she shares a compartment with Beatrice. And what a treat it is! Because Beatrice is Naked on the Train.
We lived in the countryside. The nearest village was more than fifty kilometers away. The family consists of my parents, Mary, Averell, my three brothers William, Jack and Joe and me, the youngest Jeanne. My brothers are all older than me and they were often very unpleasant when I was still a young teenager.
In the shimmering heat of a Southampton estate, Clara, a 40-something housewife draped in privilege, glides through lush gardens, her barely-there bikini a dare to unseen eyes. The infinity pool beckons, where a provocative game with her inner circle sparks forbidden thrills. Watched by a shadowy enforcer and lenses that never blink, Clara’s every move defies the chains of her gilded world.