As a teacher, Polly takes part in an exchange scheme that brings her to Vermont for a year.

There, she fits in quite nicely and starts an affair with one of her male colleagues although she has left a boyfriend behind in London.

[1] Wales on Sunday called Polly "a fresh and witty follow-up to...Sally and Chloe",[2] and the Stirling Observer described the novel as "lighthearted" and a good way to "pass the time on a long journey".

[3] Canada's National Post, on the other hand, called it "foul", summarizing the storytelling as "Enid Blyton, but with sex".

[7] In 2005, the Royal National Institute of Blind People published an audio version narrated by Juliet Prague.