A Clergyman's Daughter

Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Her life revolves around:

• The costumes she is making for the church school play.
• The hopelessness of preaching to the poor.
• The debts she cannot pay in 1930s Depression England.

Suddenly, her routine shatters. Dorothy finds herself down and out in London, wearing silk stockings, with money in her pocket—and unable to remember her name.

George Orwell takes us on a journey through a landscape of unemployment, poverty, and hunger, where Dorothy's faith is put to the test by a social reality that transforms her life.