At twenty years old, Lady Marianne is obliged to venture through the gates of Magnificent House, and into a world far removed from her sheltered upbringing. Unlike her sisters, the routines of finishing school never suited Marianne's restless nature, and was not a life she wanted. Travelling with her wise mentor and coachman, Ted, she embarks on a journey that opens her eyes to the wonders of the wider world, and to a life she is much more suited to. honesty. In the diary pages written in her 'best copperplate writing', Marianne shares her scatter-brained, off-beat ramblings, with candid wit and disarming Through her eyes, we are introduced to the vagaries of human nature as she sees them, in all their bizarre variety.