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 On a bitter winter’s day, an unnamed girl lies dangerously ill
in hospital. When two coarse, rough-speaking individuals come to claim her, she
can remember nothing of the events that brought her to her present state, not even
her name.
According to the men, she is their young sister, Lucy, but as her health improves
and her memory gradually returns, she realises that she’s been kidnapped. Her captors
are hoping to claim her fortune as a ransom – for she is really Lucetta Froy, the
daughter of a prosperous importer. Tragically, her parents were drowned on the return
voyage from Bali when their ship went down in the River Thames, but Lucetta survived
as did the two villains.
Making her escape from the grim confines of the filthy cellar in which she was imprisoned,
Lucetta’s hopes of proving her identity are dashed when her uncle refuses to recognise
her and claims her father’s business for himself. Despite being virtually destitute,
she is determined to reclaim what is rightfully hers.
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