Review of "Lily" by Rose Tremain

A Victorian melodrama. It's Rose Tremain, so it's very well written, with lots of beautiful description and a well observed interior life for the main character. Lots about the misery of orphans and foundlings in this time, and a not at all sympathetic portrait of the Coram orphanage. 

I read it during my recent bout of covid, and it was absolutely perfect for that - engaging without being too intellectually or emotionally demanding.