The Scent of Oranges

London of Charles Dickens – a city of contrasts, where wealthy carriages ride on dirty cobblestones, and thin pale children disappear into the slums of Whitechapel. Nancy has only known cold, hunger, and Sikes's fist since childhood. Now she serves Fagin, deceives and steals – because it is the only way to survive. But when little Oliver Twist enters her life – pure and guileless, with naive child's eyes, Nancy realizes: she has not many chances left for redemption. Willingness to pay the highest price for someone else's freedom – that is all she can offer the world.
This is not a retelling of the classic Dickens plot. This is a cry for help from a person who knows: even in complete darkness, there is light.