A shilling for a wife - Emma Hornby

Two of Emma Hornby's most beloved and page-turning historical sagas available for the first time in a 2-for-1 edition. Two mothers will stop at nothing to protect their children . . .

A Shilling for a Wife

A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton, Lancashire, has been Sally's prison since her abusive husband 'bought' her from the workhouse for just a shilling. When Sally gives birth, she knows she needs to save her child from her husband's clutches. But a fresh start does not come without a price . . .

A Mother's Dilemma

Seventeen-year-old Jewel knows nothing of her true origins. Assaulted and left pregnant by her hateful cousin, she desperately follows an advertisement to a house in Bolton's slums, where a woman promises to help her when the child is born. But she is faced with the shocking reality that fleeing from her past is not an option - and with the most heartbreaking dilemma of her life . . .

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'A great read from start to finish'

'A marvellous true-to-life story of how some people in the not-too-distant past struggled to survive in terrible conditions'

'I was hooked from page one!'