The Lady's Maid

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The Romany grandmother finds a safe home for this girl as well, both children growing up believing themselves legitimate.

Bottom line, the story is nicely resonant of its historical setting, shedding light on the biases and foul behaviors as much as the strength of bonds even when society would frown on them. Dilly Court grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials.

One was of Romany heritage and one from higher social standing but circumstances swapped their upbringing.

I know this happens in fiction, but usually it's because they are seeking the person they suddenly find. I never truly liked Josie, raised as a lady, because she is unthinking, hypercritical, and selfish, but I came to appreciate her flawed but contrite nature. She is often repentant after the fact and occasionally shows flashes of maturity even at her worst though they don’t last.A lot of drama and twists of fate before the happy ending coupled with an unexpected turn-around in circumstances. It begins in the night on a hill where a Romany woman awaits the birth of her daughter’s illegitimate child for whom she has arranged a home. The child of a noblewoman born out of wedlock is also in her care after she found the mother already in labor by the river. Two desperate young mothers give up their babies on the same day, and while Kate grows up in poverty, Josie lives a privileged life. As the years have passed, Kate has grown up knowing only poverty and servitude, whilst Josie's world is one of privilege and luxury.