Roberta Grieve

Ellie Tyler dreams of a life beyond that of her drunken, tyrannical father and the dangerous East London gangland....

Forbidden by her father to work on their farm, Celia Raines takes a job at the local printing works....

Louise Charlton sees herself as plain and uninteresting beside her vibrant sister Sarah, a talented singer.....

Although she believes nothing can come of it, ladies' maid Daisy March is eagerly awaiting the return on leave of naval lieutenant Jack Davenport....

Rebellious society girl Arabella Raynsford is leading a double life as a music hall singer but to escape a possible scandal, she flees to Constantinople to join Florence Nightingale....

Anna Grayson has been a dutiful daughter her whole life, but her world is transformed when she meets the Mitchell sisters, who awaken her interest in the women's suffrage movement....