Overview

Martha “Marty” Winchell is a columnist for a daily newspaper in Chicago. Her one problem, as her best friend Barb can attest to, is constanly falling for straight women, even though she knows that nothing will ever come of it.

Then, Janis Daly walks into her life. Janis is a wealthy socialite who almost drowns at the lake until Marty, who watches her from the shore, dives in to rescue her. They soon develop a good friendship which turns into something else, even though Janis is straight and engaged to Jim.

This novel deals with the ups and downs of Marty and Janis’s relationship: Janis’ first time with a woman; Janis breaking off the engagement to Jim and its violent consequences; an unexpected pregnancy; Marty coming out to her co-workers; a suicide.