In her first novel, Helen Porter introduces us to Heather Novak, a young woman at odds with the world, attempting to cope with the consequences with her first, brief love affair. Porter examines Heather's relationships with her family, her peers, and a young man who, as did her father years before, leaves her alone to face the painful process of growing up. january, february, june or july is the prequel to her 2007 novel, Finishing School