Lizzie Leigh

A mother searches for her missing daughter in this short tale of love and Victorian morality from the author of Cranford and North and South.

Eager to see the world, young Lizzie Leigh leaves her childhood home behind to work in Manchester, England. Sadly, she is soon led astray and finds herself pregnant with an illegitimate child. After she abandons her job, her family discovers what she has done. Her father, James, is ashamed and declares her dead.

But when James dies, Lizzie’s mother, Annie, decides she cannot give up on her missing daughter. Annie makes a deal with her oldest son, Will. They will go to Manchester where she can search for Lizzie, and if she doesn’t find her after one year has passed, they will return home . . .

A classic tale of a “lost” woman, “Lizzie Leigh” is a tragic yet heartwarming story of unconditional love, family, and morality in Victorian England.