Hornby, Emma,

A shilling for a wife [sound recording] / Emma Hornby ; read by Penelope Freeman. - Magna, 2017. - 13 sound discs (CD) (ca. 14 hr.) : digital ; 12 cm.

Complete and unabridged. Story Sound CD.

Read by Penelope Freeman.

A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton, Lancashire, has been Sally's prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the workhouse as his wife. A drunkard and bully, Joseph uses fists and threats to keep her in check. When Sally gives birth, however, she knows she must do anything to save her child from her husband's clutches. She escapes with her baby and flees for Manchester, in search of her only relative. But Joseph, will stop at nothing to find her and Sally must fight to protect herself and her son. A fresh start does not come without a price...

Adult.

9781785023927 1785023926

994 Magna


Abused women--Fiction.
Mothers and sons--Fiction.
Runaway wives--Fiction.


Domestic fiction
Audiobooks