"An enthralling saga of rags-to-riches on the eve of the First World War"- "September, 1914." Eighteen-year-old Daisy Gilbert is the star seamstress at Mrs Evans prestigious gown shop in Southampton. Her ultimate ambition is not to marry her sweetheart, Jack, but to set up her own dressmaking business. When her beloved father falls ill and needs expensive treatment, one of Daisy s clients offers her an evening job as a waitress in the local upmarket brothel. Daisy accepts, but can she preserve her virtue while working in such a place?

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