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Ellen Quinn kept her sanity in the Edinburgh suburb where she grew up by imagining it was a hotbed of intrigue. A neglected child, she's still looking for love as an adult; and so she finds herself married to Daniel. How could she know that he would misbehave, and that there would still be something missing? Cora O'Brien couldn't be more different. Outrageous and outspoken, she inspires the children she teaches with the same enthusiasm - often to the dismay of her parents. Her mother thinks she's the wrong sort of woman - the naughty sort. But her vividness is a facade; most of her secrets she's still keeping to herself. Fast friends from the start, Ellen and Cora may have plenty to learn about life, but they always have vodka and each other to talk to when the unexpected happens...

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