About the book: 2019 / Evie Forbes is devoted to her family. All the men in it are miners. Since childhood, she was accustomed to seeing the suffering of people in a working-class village: accidents and deaths of loved ones, cruelty and injustice of bosses. She feels like the savior of the family when she gets a job at Easterly Hall - the estate of Lord Brampton, the owner of the mines. In the manor's house, Amy immediately encounters the neglect and tyranny of the owners, laziness, betrayal and arrogance of other servants. However, with the help of friends, love and her own talent, she boldly moves forward towards her goal - to get out “from under the stairs.” But war interferes with her life. Everyone goes to the front. Life turns into an endless wait for fateful letters about the fate of relatives. All that remains for representatives of both classes to do is wait for Christmas when their men return…