THE STORY: The setting is the rubbish-strewn backyard of Betty's rundown bungalow near a U.S. Air Force base in rural England. Deserted by a succession of lover

In Round, she writes: "Let's get married, Rita says. / She puts her head in Jimmy's lap, / nuzzles his balls through his underwear. / The guy on the ropes goes

This novel is inspired by the reality of true events in a small coastal town during the Second World War, some of the characters are based on people who lived,