A Daughter’s Price
Set in Northern England in the late 1800s, this is a novel about murder, innocence, retribution and hope. Laura Cannock flees the consequences of her husband’s death when she reaches Manchester and the supposedly safe house of her welcoming uncle. While her father thinks his brother will help them in the long run, Laura is uncertain of any future in a house where both morality and decency are forgotten. She seeks refuge from the kind and forgiving residents of Ebenezer Court – but when her past catches up with her there, can she salvage a life for herself free of her dead husband? And even then, there are decisions to be made.
Hornby captures the historical settings of Bolton and Manchester accurately with her use of the vernacular language in the novel. Once the reader tunes into the different language a whole other world comes to life. She leaves nothing of the era out and also uses it in her plot to achieve twists that come as a surprise. Throughout the novel, the author portrays her characters so vividly that you are wishing the heroes to win and the villains to receive their justice.
