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 br...