<strong>Mrs Lirriper</strong> is an involving story of people thrown together by chance thatmoves from the squalors of Victorian London to the sunnier climes of... » 

Mrs Lirriper is an involving story of people thrown together by chance thatmoves from the squalors of Victorian London to the sunnier climes of southernFrance. Recently widowed Mrs Lirriper devotes her energies to attending to theneeds of her assorted lodgers. But when a newborn child is abandoned to hercare her responsibilities extend to new levels. Enlisting longtime lodgerthe Major into the role of guardian the two develop an increasing affectionfor the boy. In an effort to entertain the growing lad they relate the storiesof their fellowlodgers little knowing that they are about to embark on theirown reallife tale of impending death guilty secrets and mysterious legacies. «