brother and sister back for the summer from university, they live in a rural village and soon get bored so, go for a walk, they pass the big house where their parents are attending a meeting, so they decide to see what all the fuss is about.
"You always had a nice lap to sit on," mused Trish. "God what was that game we used to play?" "Game?" I said casting my mind back. "You know the one where you tried to throw the other off the sofa," she said.
Set in an imaginary country, this is the story of a young girl who is punished for theft by being sent to the community baths to be a towel girl. She soon learns she has to provide something other than just towels.