Abandoned by her father at a young age, Catherine has lived a sheltered life wth her mentally unwell mother and overprotective grandmother. All that changes when she finds a summer job in Sydney's notorious Kings Cross, a hotspot for Americans on R&R from Vietnam. "Please Write: a novel" - 85,000 words - is a historical fiction account of that time based on the author's own experience. It includes letter excerpts written to her from Australian and American soldiers serving in Vietnam.