May and June is set against the dramatically rich world of fencing and female adolescence. It charts the narrative arcs of two exceptionally talented fencers, who at the tender age of sixteen are just beginning to find and define themselves.

June notices that May is struggling, but May finds it difficult to accept help. Already out of step with the rest of her teammates, May’s isolation is focused and magnified by the difficulty of being attracted to her coach. Under the guise of grooming May as a star athlete, he takes advantage of her vulnerability.

This is a story about how a man in a powerful position can turn the young women under him against each other when they could choose care and healing for themselves.