Georgina Ramsay has high hopes for a better life than the one she is leading in Edinburgh when she accepts an invitation in 1903 to join the household of Isabel Berghe, a wealthy socialite, in New York City. Georgina is sure that in Manhattan she will discover a way of life "more like herself or, at least, more like what she wants to be." She is not able, however, to anticipate all the challenges she will face. Some come from the very rich who live in mansions on Fifth Avenue, and some from the very poor who live on the Lower East Side. Some people are kind, some malicious, some generous, some mean-spirited, some loving, some hateful. But Georgina is full of spirit, ready to take risks, resilient under pressure, and, in the end, triumphant. This is the story of a young woman discovering who she is, who she wants to be, and what she is capable of. As she learns what her real values are, she establishes her place in the world and finds a partner who values and loves her, a partner whom she values and loves in return. Georgina's journey is one every reader will recognize, admire, and perhaps emulate.