The Lady's Maid: A Novel

Dilly Court

May 2015 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

From internationally bestselling author Dilly Court comes a breathtaking historical saga about fate, friendship, and family

Born on the same night in the summer of 1854, two infants are ripped away from their young mothers. Kate lives the life of a servant, penniless and shackled to her circumstances, while Josie grows up in the lap of luxury, given privilege and freedom she takes for granted.

Although their lives couldn't be more different, Kate and Josie have been friends since childhood. But their past binds them together in ways they must never know.

Until a chance meeting with a gypsy woman in the street forces Kate and Josie to confront the truth of their pasts—a truth that turns both worlds upside down and threatens their friendship and their very lives.

Ratings and reviews

This was an overly long, complicated, unbelievable, and mostly dull book. The whole theme was basically the idea that good breeding trumps upbringing. It was classist and could even be racist in its idealized and fetishized treatment of the Romany. Add to that an insipid heroine who is so selfless as to lack an identity, a shallow love interest and side charectors who basically walk around having temper tantrums non-stop. Not sure why I bothered to finish it. It's not like the ending was unpredictable

Just as the story captured my attention and made me want to read on to find out what was going to happen to Poppy the book ended! Very disappointing indeed

enjoyed the story but would have liked a more through ending. what happened when josie found sam? what was boys reaction when he saw kate again etc.

About the author

Dilly Court writing as Lily Baxter lives in Dorset. She is the author of Poppy's War, We'll Meet Again, Spitfire Girls, and The Girls in Blue.