Faye Godwin Books in Order

When her mother falls ill in Victorian London, Elsie Griggs becomes a maid at Whiston Manor to support her family. Her employer’s cruelty and her attraction to the woman’s grandson complicate an already precarious struggle to survive.

Four-year-old Lena is taken from her comfortable home and sold to an abusive couple in Victorian London. Forced into begging and theft, she struggles to survive successive Christmases, finding companionship with a boy who shares her loneliness.

After a change of landlord leaves her family homeless, Olive Wickes faces further loss when her father dies. Work in a London match factory brings new dangers, while a kind boy offers a possible path beyond poverty.

Abandoned as a child, Bincy Hall grows up facing cruelty and betrayal before becoming a scullery maid. At the manor, attention from the master complicates her friendship with a street boy and her longing for lasting security.

Orphan Fern Hall finds temporary escape from institutional cruelty as a servant to a wealthy merchant’s family. When a false accusation forces her to flee, her bond with Gerard Hawk faces the widening divide between their circumstances.

Raised by a loving thief, abandoned Ivy Harris finds a new home among street children after her aunt dies. Her growing attachment to their leader, George, is tested by jealousy, separation, and the dangers of Victorian London.

Abandoned during the winter of 1895, thirteen-year-old Effie Wilson tries to protect her younger siblings in Whitechapel. Disagreements with her brother leave her caring for three sisters, with hunger threatening them and an elusive friend's kindness offering hope.

Hidden away throughout childhood, Fae Carter finds friendship with Ollie and longs for a life beyond confinement. When her grandparents leave her behind, she must survive London’s streets and domestic service while hoping to return to the countryside.

Taken from her mother at Christmas, Cara Cooper grows up serving a cruel woman who claims her as her own. Friendship with Levi Hall offers hope as Cara longs to find affection, belonging, and a different future.

Lindy Cook leaves Yorkshire for London as her family searches for work and her mother’s illness increases her responsibilities. Amid poverty and loss, she struggles to protect her brothers while longing to reunite with Titus and return home.

Sold by her mother for eight shillings, Flora endures years of harsh work and hunger as a hotel scullery maid. A kind boy offers hope, but their separation forces her to decide how far she will go for love.

Abbie Hughes supports her disabled father and younger sister by selling flowers and broth. After witnessing a crime, she must flee London to protect them, while a growing attachment to Robah Carter complicates her search for safety.

After her seafaring husband is reported lost, Tilly Barton struggles to support three children through London’s winters. Micah Connoly offers companionship, but uncertainty about her marriage and a threatening enemy stand between Tilly and a secure future.

Forced from the orphanage at nine, Doxie Shaw faces the streets with little protection. A silver spoon left with her as a baby offers a clue to her identity, while Owen Green brings the possibility of friendship and belonging.

With their mother often absent, Dinah Shaw struggles to care for her younger brother Ollie in Whitechapel. Eviction threatens to separate them, and protecting him may cost her the affection and future she hopes to share with Benjamin Morris.

Abandoned at birth on Christmas Day, Chrissie finds affection with her great-grandparents and young Jonah Costigan. Their deaths send her toward factory work and London’s streets, where she continues hoping to find her mother and recover the life she lost.

Ada Carter grows up close to Quincy Morgan, the son of her mother’s employer. When a death leaves Ada and her mother cast out, poverty separates the young pair, and Ada must struggle toward a future across entrenched class divisions.

A parlour maid’s relationship with her employer leaves her raising their daughter May before tragedy drives them from the household. In London, mother and daughter face poverty, while May’s attachment to a street boy is tested by separation.

Juliette Purcell’s poor but familiar life collapses when her mother dies of whooping cough. With her brother and street friend Emory tied to her struggle for survival, uncertain shelter and an unexplained stranger complicate her search for safety.

Smallpox takes Daisy Parker’s husband, leaving her and baby Fannie homeless. With a handcart and little else, Daisy struggles through London’s streets, where an unexpected offer from a kind peddler raises the possibility of rebuilding their lives.