Phœbe, Junior

This is an incredible book about class and Victorian culture. Phoebe Junior's parents have moved up in society and sent her to a small town to stay with her shopkeeping grandparents. The situation shocks Phoebe and puts her in a difficult position. Still, she maintains a higher status in the town, behaving like the ideal Victorian young lady. She marries the stupid rich man she's been after since she was a child and manages to get him into Parliament by writing speeches for him.