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

Emma Hornby lives on a tight-knit working-class estate in Bolton and has read sagas all her life. Before pursuing a career as a novelist, she had a variety of jobs, from care assistant for the elderly, to working in a Blackpool rock factory. She was inspired to write after researching her family history; like the characters in her books, many generations of her family eked out life amidst the squalor and poverty of Lancashire''s slums.>

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Emma Hornby lives on a tight-knit working-class estate in Bolton and has read sagas all her life. Before pursuing a career as a novelist, she had a variety of jobs, from care assistant for the elderly, to working in a Blackpool rock factory. She was inspired to write after researching her family history; like the characters in her books, many generations of her family eked out life amidst the squalor and poverty of Lancashire's slums.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Emma Hornby
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 26.02.2026
• EAN: 9781804999837
• ISBN: 978-1-80499-983-7
• Seiten: 832
• Abmessung: 127 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, Historical fiction, Lancashire, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Domestic abuse, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Relating to parents, FICTION / Family Life / Parenthood & Children