This is a novel about three close high school friends, bright year 11 girls Carlie, Barb and Alice, who live in a small Queensland beach town in 1969. The story is told by Carlie to her friend Jan fifteen years after the main 1969 events take place, and include more elements from a few other crucial periods.
It's a friendship story, as the three swim, gossip, and joke together every morning.
It's a coming-of-age story, as the girls evolve their relationships with boys, deal with families, take school seriously, make bikinis, and find an unexpected adventure.
It's a discovering, thinking about, approaching, and even trying out sex story.
A serious love story sits among a few others involving lust.
All the above is mixed with some unique crime, low end crooks, less-than-brilliant cops, and a good sense of humor.
Just ease yourself into the story, and then enjoy every moment.
