Transworld Publishers Ltd Shilling for a Wife & A Mother's Dilemma: Omnibus Edition

Two of Emma Hornbys 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 Sallys 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 husbands clutches. But a fresh start does not come without a price . . . A Mothers 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 Boltons 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 . . . Lose yourself in the captivating world of Emma Hornby's stories: '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!' Autorid: Emma Hornby