Seventeen-year-old American-born protagonist raised in London. Returns from a Swiss finishing school to her mother's country house in 1928, where she undergoes a sensual induction and experiences her first sexual encounters with both a woman and a man.
Mother and daughter relationship central to Emily's return home.
Richard targets Emily for romantic and sensual attention.
James attempts to court Emily through aerial displays.
Augustine initiates Emily's first intimate experience.
Rupert facilitates Emily's first heterosexual experience.
Employment relationship within the household hierarchy.
Peripheral social connection through the household staff.
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