Publisher's Synopsis
When Ellen Braithwaite enters service as a housemaid at Markham Thorpe, she soon realises that the relationship between masters and servants is not as it should be - and that her cousin, the formidable housekeeper Mrs Rundell, is responsible. She is taking control of far more than just the running of the house, and her masters appear powerless to stop her. And she has plans for her young cousin, too. But can there really be any harm in trying to better yourself? That, Ellen will discover, depends on how far you are prepared to go.
