Lizzie loves plants and her biggest wish is to be a gardener, a bold choice for a Victorian girl. When her strict stepfather sends her to stay with relatives in London, Lizzie struggles to adapt to her new life of stiff manners, and lives for the daily letters from her mother. But when the letters stop, Lizzie finds herself on a rescue mission... A compelling story of one girl's determination to defy the stifling conventions of Victorian life