Signed copy of A Mother's Betrayal by Emma Hornby (#342)
Winning bid
£18
About this item
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 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 when Conrad is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Mara is the only one who can prove his innocence. Perhaps this is her chance to finally free her family from his toxic influence...
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 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 when Conrad is accused of a crime he didn't commit, 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 away from her stepson's villainy?
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.
Bidding ended: 12:00am, 21 March 202212:00am, Monday 21 March 2022Europe/London
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| Barry Lea | 11:59pm 20 Mar 2022 | £18 |
| DSE | 11:58pm 20 Mar 2022 | £17 |
| Barry Lea | 11:57pm 20 Mar 2022 | £16 |
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| lizmcginty | 1:39pm 20 Mar 2022 | £14 |
| Rebecca Emin | 9:08pm 16 Mar 2022 | £12 |
| Peter Hughes | 3:32pm 13 Mar 2022 | £10 |
| Barry Lea | 2:36pm 13 Mar 2022 | £6 |