The main heroine of this novel is Brianna Lynch an Irish girl who becomes a famous actress.
She is the assistant photographer to her aunt an eccentric character from the USA. With her
wild hair and messy clothes she earned the nickname 'Petticoat Loose'. Brianna Lynch has a
lover Pat Rooney a reckless jockey who is killed off at the beginning of the story and very
soon after this event she leaves her job with her friend's help Mickey Croom and becomes a
theatre actress. From there her success as an actress will escalate and she will meet an author
Raemore Clive a mysterious being who exerts a magical influence on her and wants to make her
his wife even against her will. Meanwhile Mickey the hunchback undertakes a dangerous
operation to correct his deformity and thus become a viable suitor for Brianna's hand...
