Set in rural Ireland, in 1958, this is the story of a beautiful but innocent eighteen-year-old virgin, who takes a job as a housemaid for a rich, middle-aged spinster. Miss Ross is a stern mistress, who wields her cane freely, but she has little patience for the training of a maid. This task falls to her niece. Janice is staying for the summer and the young English blonde is soon working on seducing Colleen and opening her mind to a world of sexual discovery that is beyond the control of the perverted local priest. Colleen's employer has her own dark secrets, just waiting to be discovered. The red-haired maid experiences a series of sexual adventures that open her mind and finally lead to true love.