Bruno Jackson is not settling down well in his public school. He is not particularly picked on for bullying, but coming from a home in Malaysia the weather is not exactly what he is used to, for one. Also he soon finds he is homosexual, and in the climate of an all boys' environment, things will never be easy. For him, luckily, there is the companionship of Anthony Blunden - he might well spend every hour wishing for much than just his friendship, but over the years they form a very firm clique of two.