'Come on, V. You're a big girl now,' her Dad said. 'Don't let's have any more tears.'
'Don't worry, there won't be any tears from me. I've done all the crying I'm going to do. You've been telling me to grow up. Well, now I have.'

In the strike-torn town where Violette lives, relationships are fraught and families divided. After her mother left them to pursue her own independence, Violette resents her father's attempts to carry on as normal. Bitter at her mother's desertion, yet desperate for her understanding, Violette's emotions are thrown further into turmoil by her involvement with her mother's friend, Alan...

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