Deirdre, the Wanderer

What's an intelligent teenager do upon deciding to leave home? Deirdre's answer is to wander the world, surviving on wits, wiles and will power. But it's not as easy as that!

Deirdre, the Wanderer, The Caribbean Adventures:
Volume 1: Deirdre, the Wanderer; 10th, 'Pyfrom Road' edition, April 2025
By the age of 15, Deirdre has become unhappy at home. With a teenager's optimism she hitchhikes down to the Bahamas, hoping to bask on beaches for ever. But she finds the adult world of earning wages and paying rent includes racism, sexual harassment and abuse- with the daily fear of being found out as an underaged illegal alien and sent back to a place she no longer considers home. Was it ever supposed to be this weird?

'It is nought but the fear of woman's heart,
And a dream of the night, Deirdre.' - Celtic faery-tale.

NOTE: this is a fanciful story and does not depict, condone or encourage real-life behaviour.
May contain moderately-risqué content - sexual situations, drugs & alcohol abuse, impolite language, crime & violence (alá BBFC '15' rating).

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