'After the war, the country got back to the Season when young ladies were on show like the racehorses in the paddock prior to a race ...' In 1940s England, three generations of women share their stories. The youngest of them is being prepared for a good marriage. She navigates life at a country boarding school. She takes lessons on deportment at a prestigious Finishing School, and gets ready to be launched onto the marriage market as an elegant debutante.  But determined and independent, this young woman wants a different life. Can she follow her own path and find freedom?  Inspired by true events  A glorious fictionalised memoir of a young woman’s journey through wartime schooling, Finishing School, the London Season as a debutante, and more  With poetry from present day life on Dragonfly Lane 'Give me the mountains, those great craggy peaksWhere the air is brilliant and the silence speaks' About the author: Anne Swan's childhood was idyllic, with dogs and ponies, happy schools and holidays abroad. Her work as a secretary both in the UK and overseas was interesting and enjoyable. Later, she was happily married. Anne is also a pianist and composer.