{"product_id":"emma-hornby-maid-s-disgrace-paperback-book-2026209983","title":"Emma Hornby Maid's Disgrace Paperback Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Information: Phoebe Parsons is a liar...a shameless harlot with unscrupulous morals...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoebe Parsons is destitute, disgraced, and alone. After her mistress tragically dies, Phoebe is forced back onto the poverty-ridden streets of Manchester by her unforgiving new master. Desperately searching for work as a domestic maid, Phoebe soon discovers her reputation is in ruins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFearing for her future and haunted by the harshness of her abandonment, Phoebe finds herself living with thieves and drunks in the smog and squalor - until she meets Victor Hayes. An officer removed from his duty and shamed by a cruel lie, Mr Hayes is a kind face among the uncertain threats of living in the alleyways. But Phoebe soon realises the sacrifices she must make to rebuild from the ground up...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their two worlds collide, can they make a new life from the wreckage? Or will the judgement of their peers make a pauper of Phoebe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Information: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASDA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48323159294190,"sku":"STO-ITEM-2026-209983","price":9.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/0125\/9183\/files\/9780552175777_T1.jpg?v=1784136695","url":"https:\/\/mcgrocer.com\/products\/emma-hornby-maid-s-disgrace-paperback-book-2026209983","provider":"McGrocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}