''Polly'' is a
chick lit
Chick lit is a term used to describe a type of popular fiction targeted at younger women. Widely used in the 1990s and 2000s, the term has fallen out of fashion with publishers while writers and critics have rejected its inherent sexism. Novels id ...
novel by
Freya North
Freya North (born 21 November 1967) is a British writer, active since 1996, and one of the precursors of chick lit. Her novels, which have been critical and financial successes, centre on strong female characters and their raunchy exploits.
B ...
about a young Englishwoman—the eponymous Polly.
As a teacher, Polly takes part in an exchange scheme that brings her to
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
for a year. There, she fits in quite nicely and starts an affair with one of her male colleagues although she has left a boyfriend behind in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
. In the end they are able to sort out their differences and make up.
References
1998 British novels
Chick lit novels
Novels set in Vermont
Arrow Books books
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