{"product_id":"9781835743669","title":"The Price of Fealty","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Russell Laing, June\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 28 February 2026 by The Book Guild Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 27 | 282g\u003cp\u003e1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the impoverished Gorbals, Beryl Allen enters a world of hardship, shaped by hunger, violence and seismic social upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid the soot-stained streets and crumbling tenements, she finds companionship in the bold and charismatic Rhea. Their bond, forged in childhood, deepens into something more – something Beryl is too afraid to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerrified of scandal and rejection, Beryl lashes out, shunning Rhea in anger – a decision with devastating, far-reaching consequences. Years later, Beryl must confront the truth she buried for decades…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Russell Laing, June","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53289074327736,"sku":"9781835743669","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781835743669.jpg?v=1777471471","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781835743669","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}