Roberta Grieve

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....

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

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

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....

Young Dolly Dixon is determined to overcome her background and lead a respectable life. But when her mother runs off, she is forced to leave her office job to look after her unappreciative stepfamily....

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

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