Contemporary
This story follows Beryl Allen, born in 1940s Gorbals, as she grapples with poverty, forbidden love and lifelong regret after rejecting her closest friend, Rhea, out of fear and shame.
1940.
Born in the impoverished Gorbals, Beryl Allen enters a world of hardship, shaped by hunger, violence and seismic social upheaval.
Amid the soot-stained streets and crumbling tenements, she finds companionship in the bold and charismatic Rhea. Their bond, forged in childhood, deepens into something more – something Beryl is too afraid to name.
Terrified of scandal and rejection, Beryl lashes out, shunning Rhea in anger – a decision with devastating, far-reaching consequences. Years later, Beryl must confront the truth she buried for decades…
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