{"product_id":"2940169128550","title":"A Shilling for a Wife: A fresh start comes at a price","description":"\u003cp\u003eRandom House presents the audiobook edition of\u003ci\u003e A Shilling for a Wife \u003c\/i\u003eby Emma Hornby, read by Penelope Freeman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse. Then a single coin changed hands.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 rules her with a rod of iron, using fists and threats to keep her in check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sally gives birth, however, she knows she must do anything to save her child from her husband's clutches. She manages to escape, and taking her baby, flees for the belching chimneys of Manchester, in search of her only relative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut with the threat of discovery by Joseph, who will stop at nothing to find her, Sally must fight with every ounce of strength she has to protect herself and her son, and finally be with the man who truly loves her. For a fresh start does not come without a price . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SHILLING FOR A WIFE is powerful, absorbing storytelling that is perfect for fans of saga by Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Maggie Hope.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114152444144,"sku":"2940169128550","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169128550_p0.jpg?v=1763762503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169128550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}