Growing Up In Edwardian South London, Alice Rowlands Longs For Romance And Excitement, For A Release From A Life That Is Dreary, Restrictive And Lonely. Her Father, A Vet, Is Harsh And Domineering; His New Girlfriend Brash And Lascivious. Alice Seeks Refuge In Memories And Fantasies, In Her Rapturous Longing For Nicholas, A Handsome Young Sailor, And In The Blossoming Of What She Perceives As Her Occult Powers. A Series Of Strange Events Unfolds That Leads Her, Dressed In Bridal White, To A Scene Of Ecstatic Triumph And Disaster Among The Crowds On Clapham Common. The Vet's Daughter Is A Uniquely Vivid, Witty And Touching Story Of Love And Mystery.