My Story: Young Nanny

“The Crystal Palace is more wonderful every time we go, with coloured light everywhere, so airy and delicate, but strong. Master has made a miracle, everybody says so. And as for the exhibits inside, there are more and more every day.”

In London, 1850, the construction of the Crystal Palace is sending great excitement through fashionable society. Lily Hicks, a young nanny newly arrived in the big city, must learn to deal with the politics of the servants’ quarters, while taking on unexpected responsibilities from the family upstairs…