Edda is single, 28 and in receipt of the second worst news ever: her soulmate and best friend Beth is deserting her - for Surrey, for a man called Jack and, worst of all, for a baby she's expecting. A late-night adventure brought on by frustration and drunkenness leads to an invitation to join South London's most secret society - the Brockley Spades. Edda's life is about to get a whole lot more exciting...