“–Mary Green, delightfully combines Anne Shirley's naivety with Emma Woodhouse's strength of mind in a debut historical novel filled with the magic and romance of Cinderella.” Publishers Weekly

Obscure orphan and ward of the wealthy Hargreaves family, Mary Green has always accepted her inferior position with humility and gratitude. When her confidence is betrayed by the unfeeling youngest daughter of the family and her very deprivation becomes an object of the mockery and scorn, she determines to cast them off and make her own way in the world. Will she grow strong and happy in her independence, or will her character be lost amidst her newfound ambition? Unable to trust the whims of her own heart, Mary is forced to confront the question that has forever plagued her: Who is she and where does she come from?