Friendless Felicia

A young girl who supports her ailing mother by sewing loses their cramped attic home and faces bereavement, then is aided by kind working-class neighbours who take her to present herself to distant relatives at a country priory. The story follows her uneasy transition from urban hardship into a new household, the relatives' deliberations, and her attempts to belong amid family tensions, a jealous peer, and guardianship disputes. Themes of class difference, compassion from unexpected quarters, personal resilience, and coming-of-age through trials culminate in a tense episode during a storm and a quiet resolution.