Linda McLane, orphaned at three, has lived most of her nearly seventeen years with her guardians, Roe Smithers, her late father's sister and Roe's drunkard husband. People in the English village know things are not right in the old McLane house, but without proof, they are reluctant to intercede. Linda is defiant in the face of increasingly frequent beatings from her uncle. Her last chance to escape is her father's younger sister, a famous actress who lives in Hollywood, California. The sudden arrival of an invitation from her aunt to come to work for her seems too good to be true. Linda...