简介：TeenagerTamahinegrewupintheSouthPacifictheonlylegitimatechild-shewithmanyillegitimatesiblings,whichistypicaloftheonlyculturesheknowsasmarriageisconsideredforever-ofherBritishfatherJulian,withherPolynesianmotherpassingawaywhenshewasachild.AfterJulianpassesaway,Tamahine,aswasherfather'swishes,travelstoBritaintolearnofthatsideofherfamilyandtheirproperBritishcustoms.SheistobethewardofJulian'swidowedcousin,CharlesPoole,theheadmasterofHallow,aproperupperclassboys'school,hewhohastwooffspringlivingwithhim:histwenty-somethingunhappyandsoontobedivorceddaughter,Diana,whoissecretly,ornotsosecretly,datingtheschool'sindecisiveartteacher,TimClove;andhiseighteenyearoldson,RichardPoole,astudentattheschool.Tamahineisblissfullyunawarethatherfranktalk,especiallyaboutwhatshecalls"loving",andhervariousstatesofundressarecausinganuproarattheschool.That"loving"istypicalforagirlheragebackhome,andthusshebeingthewantedobjectofaffectionofmanyoftheoppositesexatHallowiswhatshewants,RichardandTimamongthosewhoadmittheirattractiontoher.However,aromancewithbloodrelationsascloseasRichardsheconsideredtaboo.Regardlessofwhatisconsideredherscandalousbehavior,TamahinemayopenupsomeofthejoylessrepressionofmanyofthoseatHallow.…