Jane Njeri, the beautiful daughter of an ageing upcountry clergyman, has suffered a narrow, strict Christian upbringing. She comes to Nairobi after completing school and is introduced to the world of love, crime and money. This swift moving story of her growth and re-education is entertaining and is told with skill and gusto. From her naive idealism emerges a more convincing view of life upon which her new life as a teacher in the countryside is to be established.