The Carroll Girls

Four sisters live in a once‑comfortable home that is slowly giving way to hardship. Penelope, the second child, spends her days drifting in the overgrown garden, watching butterflies and savoring the simple pleasure of sunshine while the house around her falls into neglect. Her older sister Esther carries the weight of the family’s fading fortunes, recalling happier days of parties, fine dresses and a pony now gone. The youngest, Angela and baby Poppy, add both innocence and a touch of chaos to the cramped household.

When a stern grandfather arrives and the family’s finances tighten, the sisters feel the first sharp edges of change. Servants are dismissed, the pony is sold, and an uneasy silence settles over the parents, leaving the girls to grapple with whispered worries and the strain of making do. As the girls navigate these early trials, their bonds are tested and their resilience begins to blossom.