A YA book that follows a fictional character around the demimonde of Charles II's court seemed like a fun bet. Things I liked: I'm a sucker for historical fiction, especially related to royalty. She is released from prison to find herself living among bawds and loose women she then is befriended by the actress Nelly Gwynn, who later becomes the king's most famous mistress.
During the reign of King Charles II, a young girl gets kicked out of her family home by her stepmother, travels to London where she is thrown in jail.
