An oddity amongst her friends and family, sixteen-year-old Shannon is sent to her Aunt Edith's house in a country town, to give her an opportunity in life. There, as unpaid help, she meets a strange array of people and finds two friends; one introduces her to boys, the other to the world of books.
An oddity amongst her friends and family, sixteen-year-old Shannon is sent to her Aunt Edith's house in a country town, to give her an opportunity in life. There, as unpaid help, she meets a strange array of people and finds two friends; one introduces her to boys, the other to the world of books.
Following her Aunt Edith's engagement to a quack healer, Shannon and her friend Beryl move to Sydney. The effects of the Depression are still felt, but after working as a waitress, Shannon is employed by the Abbey of Human Brotherhood, where she falls in love. Dismissed from the Abbey, she starts a new career in the world of radio.