It can't be the career that Tessa's Ballet Teachers planned for her! On the other hand, her Academic Head Mistress must be very proud, because Tessa can write - and what a story! - for it is a story, not just a series of episodes. She takes us behind the scenes of a world that ranges from the exhilarating and sublime, to the sleazy and dangerous. Tessa suffers physical abuse and rape - yet enjoys the kindness of strangers (especially, interestingly, that of gay men). She emerges with an indomitably positive view that life is - generally - wonderful.
It's not for the queasy - but it is a great tonic for those who had lost faith in the potential goodness of human nature.
