Valentine Grey

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London 1897 & a young girl, Valentine Grey, arrives in Engl&. She's been brought up in the remote & sunny climes of India & finds being forced into corsets & skirts in damp & cold country insufferable. The only bright spot: her exciting cousin, Reggie. Reggie, & his lover Frank seek out the adventure the clandestine bars & streets of London offer & are happy to include Valentine in their secret, showing her theatre, gardens
- even teaching her how to ride a bicycle. & then comes the Boer War & Reggie's father volunteers him; the empire must be defended. But it won't be Reggie who dons the Volunteer Regiment's garb. Valentine takes her chance, puts on her cousin's uniform, leaving Reggie behind & heads off to war. & for a long while it's glorious & liberating for both of the cousins, but war is not glorious & in Victorian London homosexuality is not liberating.. .