Born into poverty and living under the roof of her violent and abusive brother-in-law, young kitty cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the west end - a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mu...Born into poverty and living under the roof of her violent and abusive brother-in-law, young kitty cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the west end - a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mud-lark, scavenging on the banks of the thames. Fate soon intervenes and kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for sir Desmond and lady Arabella Mableton in mayfair.