The bonds between women are hard to break. Tomboy Joan Ogden just wants to move to London, study medicine,and live with Elizabeth. But her mother has other ideas. She wants her to remain at home, and stay away from a career, men, and especially women... Joan feels responsible for her mother, yet she longs to make something of herself. She must decide: will she stay with with her family in a dreary town, or leave, and face the unknown? The Unlit Lamp is a moving and funny portrayal of a young women discovering who she is, and a powerful story about jumping at the chances life offer us.