Swanna in Love

In the summer of 1982, fourteen-year-old Swanna Swain finds herself stranded at a camp when her mother, Val, finally arrives with her new Russian boyfriend, Borislav. Instead of returning home, Swanna and her younger brother Madding are taken to a Vermont artist colony where they feel out of place. As Swanna navigates this unexpected turn of events, she meets Dennis, a handsome married man, and uses her burgeoning knowledge of seduction to seek his affection. Jennifer Belle's "Swanna in Love" offers a humorous and provocative exploration of adolescent desire from a young girl's perspective.