Ivy

The only beautiful thing in Ivy''s drab life is her glorious red hair. At a young age, her locks made her the target of Carroty Kate, a ''skinner''. She recruited Ivy to help her coax wealthy children away from their nannies so that she could strip them of their clothes - clothes worth a fortune in the markets of Petticoat Lane. It is years before Ivy escapes and finds her way back to her in-laws....