In 2009, she donated the short story The Jester of Astapovo to Oxfam's " Ox-Tales" project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. In London, in the winter of 1850, baby Lily Mortimer is found abandoned at the gates of a park by a young police constable, who takes her to the London Foundling Hospital.

szerettem ezt a szépen megírt, erős narratívával bíró regényt és ajánlom olvasásra mindazoknak, akik szeretik a történelmet és nem riadnak vissza attól, hogy egy erős női karakterről olvassanak, aki nem hétköznapi felnőtté válást tudhat a magáénak. Lily, a lelencházi árva kislány élete az 1800-as évek Londonjának mocskos, zsúfolt, álszent világában igazán megindító történet. Although this is a harsh tale, there are some snippets of humour usually when Belle is around, she’s just wonderful. A regény látszólag az őt kisbabaként megmentő, Sam Trench rendőrrel való szerelemre épül, de valójában alig.

A further cruel feature of the system is the way the foundlings are regarded as being the ‘carriers’ of the sins of their mothers – not their fathers, note.

Earlier this year, the Freudian psychoanalyst and literary critic published On Wanting to Change, an extended essay on how psychotherapy – and the conversations it facilitates – can create potential for genuine change. She is a historical novelist who approaches her subjects "from unexpected angles, concentrating her attention on unglamorous outsiders. Sokszor elszorult a torkom, mert azt nehezen viselem, amikor gyerekekkel vagy állatokkal való kegyetlenkedésről kell olvasnom. The way a few words can be so powerful that you will be reading it with emotions that rattle through you. Although the narrative is well plotted overall, there are some extraneous episodes which felt like padding – a trip, for example, to Kensal Green cemetery that leads nowhere, a plot line that simply fizzles out.However, the cruel treatment experienced by the children taken in by the London Foundling Hospital is of a more extreme, and perverted, nature than anything found within the pages of Oliver Twist. It is easy to forget that women had to give up their jobs when they got pregnant, and the lack of agency afforded to Marianne as a young adult seems harsh by today’s standards.