The Lottie Project is a captivating story about Charlotte Enright (Charlie), set in late 20th century England. Charlie is the most popular girl in her school. She assumes she will find history lessons boring, but then she sees a Victorian photo of a girl who looks exactly like her. From that moment on, she becomes fascinated with history.

Charlie decides to write her history project as the fictional diary of a Victorian servant girl named Lottie. The novel beautifully alternates between the narrative of events in Charlie's life and extracts from Lottie's diary, creating a delightful blend of past and present.