Book description
Spirited and independent, lady's maid Nan Smithen has ambitions far
beyond her station. Marriage to a wealthy businessman enchanted by her
youth brings her position, children and a comfortable union. Until her
doting husband is killed on an ill-fated trip to revolutionary France.
Alone with three young children, Nan faces a bleak future, for there is
no money left. But the strength of will that brought her this far drives
her on. A newswalk in Mayfair is her first step towards establishing a
business empire that will soon stretch throughout London and beyond.
Nan's fortune starts to grow. Then Calverly Leigh, a dashing - and
dangerous - cavalry officer waltzes into Nan's life and she discovers
there is much, much more to life than selling the Tuppenny Times...
Spirited and independent, lady's maid Nan Smithen has ambitions far
beyond her station. Marriage to a wealthy businessman enchanted by her
youth brings her position, children and a comfortable union. Until her
doting husband is killed on an ill-fated trip to revolutionary France.
Alone with three young children, Nan faces a bleak future, for there is
no money left. But the strength of will that brought her this far drives
her on. A newswalk in Mayfair is her first step towards establishing a
business empire that will soon stretch throughout London and beyond.
Nan's fortune starts to grow. Then Calverly Leigh, a dashing - and
dangerous - cavalry officer waltzes into Nan's life and she discovers
there is much, much more to life than selling the Tuppenny Times...
