A Plucky Girl

Born a month after her father's death, she carries his name—Westenra Wickham—and the weight of his heroic reputation. Raised in a genteel Mayfair home, educated in Paris and London, and even presented to royalty, she knows the rituals of high society intimately. Yet beneath the silk curtains and polished manners lies a fierce devotion to the memory of a Major‑General who earned a Victoria Cross.

When the family’s fortune evaporates almost overnight, the young woman refuses to accept a modest pension as a solution. While her mother suggests a quiet country cottage, she envisions something far more daring: converting their treasured furniture into the foundation of a small boarding house in Bloomsbury. With pride, practicality, and a touch of entrepreneurial spirit, she sets out to turn loss into opportunity, determined to honor her father’s legacy on her own terms.