Eliza is ousted by her new stepmother from her family & finally makes her way to London
- only to be thrown straight into prison for stealing a mouthful of bread. At this point Elizas life takes some remarkable twists as she learns to survive the sordid prison life & is rescued by a woman she has never met before pretending to be her aunt
- but for what exactly?
- & befriends Nell Gwynn who introduces her to the courtly intrigue politics & glamour of the court of King Charles. & then Eliza finds out about her true background.