Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.

'Please don't slam your door - we have a delicate child', but when the baby cries, Deb ignores it. There is a secret which is destroying Deb's...

Edinburgh 1963: Alice is 11 and fascinated by sex. But her mother's involvement with Francois introduces Alice to more facts of life than she had...

A clumsy Victorian housemaid is determined to pursue her career as a painter's model.