All Episodes - Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square

In Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square, Elizabeth de la Pasture, the mother of the renowned E. M. Delafield—author of Diary Of A Provincial Lady—unfolds the poignant tale of Jeanne Marney, a country girl who ventures to London to care for her ailing aunt. Struggling with loneliness and dissatisfaction, Jeanne finds herself ensnared by the constraints of upper-class womanhood in turn-of-the-century London. Everything changes when she unexpectedly becomes an heiress... but will this newfound fortune be a blessing or a curse? Adapted into a silent film in 1922, this captivating story will resonate with fans of Jane Austen, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Henry James, and E. M. Delafield. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

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