Nan Smithen is a bright and ambitious lady’s maid who is desperate for a better life. When she meets a wealthy businessman who falls in love with her, it seems her dream has come true. They marry and the union brings her status, children and comfort.
Everything is perfect – until Nan's 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.
Then Calverly Leigh, a dashing and dangerous cavalry officer, waltzes into Nan’s life. And Nan discovers there is much more to life than selling the Tuppenny Times…
Nan Smithen is a bright and ambitious lady’s maid who is desperate for a better life. When she meets a wealthy businessman who falls in love with her, it seems her dream has come true. They marry and the union brings her status, children and comfort.
Everything is perfect – until Nan's 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.
Then Calverly Leigh, a dashing and dangerous cavalry officer, waltzes into Nan’s life. And Nan discovers there is much more to life than selling the Tuppenny Times…