Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed "Little." Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in the household of reclusive anatomist, Dr Curtius who soon takes an interest in his newfound companion and begins to instruct her in the fine art of wax modelling. A boldly original reimagining of the life of the woman who would become the legendary Madame Tussaud.