In Victorian London, feisty heroine Hetty Feather is trapped in the Foundling Hospital, the strict institution ruled over by the formidable Matron Bottomley. Aided by friends and thwarted by enemies, Hetty battles to win her freedom and finally find her real mother. Based on the book by Jacqueline Wilson.
Hetty finds herself in the firing line when tragedy strikes Calendar Hall. When she is forced to leave, old friends arrive with a wedding to plan - but how can Hetty help them?
Now on the streets, Hetty is shocked when she discovers her greatest enemy in a desperate situation. Meanwhile, back at Calendar Hall, Harriet and Mathias’ wedding plans hit crisis point.
Now in great danger, Hetty needs all her strength and savviness to save Matron and help bring together the Calendar family and all her Foundling friends.
Hetty is amazed to get some very unexpected help as she writes her life story and looks back on her experience as a Foundling and a servant.
Hetty continues to write the story looking back on her life, while others face life-changing decisions of their own.
