The Cut — Terence Kelly

Alice was only eighteen when she was swept off her feet by the rich and eccentric Sam Jordan. But when Sam's business fails several years later, the family lose their money and their home. The romance begins to wear off, and Alice finds herself brought back to her beginnings, living in cramped conditions in a run-down Highbury hotel. For the first time in her life, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. But will the Jordans' marriage survive Alice's bid for independence?