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A mother's betrayal / Emma Hornby.
By: Hornby, Emma [author].
Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2022Edition: Large print edition.Description: 348 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750549615.Subject(s): Dysfunctional families -- Fiction | Stepfamilies -- Fiction | Criminals -- Fiction | Suspects (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction | Interpersonal relations -- Fiction | Manchester (England) -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Manchester, 1867. Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married into the O'Hara family, who have a reputation for their drunkenness and quick tempers. Her eldest stepson Conrad is the worst of them all - a brute and a criminal who makes Mara's life a misery. But then Conrad is accused of a crime he didn't commit, and Mara is the only one who can prove his innocence. Perhaps this is her chance to finally free her family from his toxic influence... Will Mara clear Conrad's name, or will she have the courage to break free from her stepson's villainy?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Manchester, 1867. Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married into the O'Hara family, who have a reputation for their drunkenness and quick tempers. Her eldest stepson Conrad is the worst of them all - a brute and a criminal who makes Mara's life a misery. But then Conrad is accused of a crime he didn't commit, and Mara is the only one who can prove his innocence. Perhaps this is her chance to finally free her family from his toxic influence... Will Mara clear Conrad's name, or will she have the courage to break free from her stepson's villainy?
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