What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

More info: During the industrial period, a young girl went to a city to work in the factories to support her parents and siblings. She gave birth to an illegitimate boy child. Her aunt told her it was a girl and gave the child up for adoption. Later on in life, the mother of the adopted child attempted to commit suicide after being told by her aunt that her fiancé was indeed her son.

Maybe is Emmeline of Judith Rossner