This story is about the growing up period of a young girl as she experiences the trial and tribulations of life as it is given to her. It begins with the early sexual experience as she is reaching adulthood and finds she is beginning to understand the nuance of love and life. Her experience with her many loves teaches her to accept and create a life for herself that leads her to be kind and forgiving of people who have tried to destroy her energy for life . . . except for the one person who should have been forgiven.