Irreverent and resourceful, Lillian Betts has her dreams.
For secrets are hard to keep, and some people would love nothing more than to watch her fail..
She must make a quick decision - one that may very well snuff out all her hopes of becoming a lady.
Taking a well-earned rest in Dutton Park, Lillian witnesses a mother deliver her baby in a grove of trees and abandon it.
Another is her sister, who wants her help caring for illegitimate babies in exchange for premiums.
One problem is Lillian\'s a maid, who\'s snatching illicit kisses with her employer\'s son.
But in 1891, a woman with ambitions to rise into the city\'s upper echelon requires more than hopes and wishes.
Irreverent and resourceful, Lillian Betts has her dreams