Notes

1883: Milicent is the youngest of the Ludlow children. In a journal to her future self, Milicent writes uninhibitedly about family secrets and stories in episodes that are by turn lyrical, joyful, shocking and tragic. Based on the actual diaries of Milicent Ludlow. Fact-based fiction: all the characters in this story were real people, and most of the events in it really did take place.