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The Price of Loyalty
- Author
- Margaret Kaine
- Narrator
- Edith Ashbourne
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 3 September 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Will she pick true friendship or forbidden love?
Josie and Georgina live on the same street but they’re worlds apart. Despite the stark divide of their social classes, they forge an unbreakable bond.
Yet Josie, driven by ambition, envies Georgina's seemingly perfect life – while lonely Georgina yearns for the warmth and love of the other girl’s working-class family.
Growing into women, Josie falls unwillingly in love with Nick: as a market trader, surely he can't offer her the lifestyle she now craves? Georgina, an incurable romantic, falls in love with the first man she meets, but will the mysterious Dominic break her heart?
And as their lives intertwine with struggles and betrayal, will they choose to uphold their friendship, or will the allure of romance tear them apart?
This heart-wrenching and engrossing historical romance from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine is perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Dilly Court, and Glenda Young.
This novel was previously published under the title Friends and Families.
***** Readers love Margaret Kaine! *****
“I come eagerly to any book by Margaret Kaine”
“The latest novel by Margaret Kaine certainly ticks all the boxes”
“A superb writer whose elegant prose never fails to take the reader right to the heart of a tale”
“An amazing journey of many twists and turns that you certainly don't see coming”
“Absolutely brilliant and can highly recommend"
Critics Review
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Praise for Margaret Kaine:
- ‘A vibrant heroine, a page turning story and an explosive secret twist’ Charlotte Betts, author of The Apothecary’s Daughter
- ‘A richly woven tapestry of secrets and passions’ Clare Flynn, author of The Gamekeeper’s Wife
- ‘A gripping ‘rags-to-riches’ tale which will leave readers hooked from the beginning’ Staffordshire Life
- ‘Kaine has a gift for storytelling’ Woman’s Way
- ‘A perfect novel’ Irish Tatler
- ‘My reader was enthralled, particularly enjoying the period background’ The Bookseller
- ‘A tense and compelling epic’ U Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Margaret Kaine
- Narrator
- Edith Ashbourne
- Duration
- 10 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008838423
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical romance, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Romance: wholesome / clean, Romance: the rich / famous / powerful, Romance: cosy / cozy
Synopsis
'Georgina only knew that she envied Josie Ford and her friends. They might be poor, and, as her mother described them, ‘rough’ but Georgina daydreamed of how much happier life must be inside their small terraced houses than her own.' Will she pick true friendship or forbidden love? Josie and Georgina live on the same street but they’re worlds apart. Despite the stark divide of their social classes, they forge an unbreakable bond. Yet Josie, driven by ambition, envies Georgina's seemingly perfect life – while lonely Georgina yearns for the warmth and love of the other girl’s working-class family. Growing into women, Josie falls unwillingly in love with Nick: as a market trader, surely he can't offer her the lifestyle she now craves? Georgina, an incurable romantic, falls in love with the first man she meets, but will the mysterious Dominic break her heart? And as their lives intertwine with struggles and betrayal, will they choose to uphold their friendship, or will the allure of romance tear them apart? This heart-wrenching and engrossing historical romance from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine is perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Dilly Court, and Glenda Young. This novel was previously published under the title Friends and Families. ***** Readers love Margaret Kaine! ***** “I come eagerly to any book by Margaret Kaine” “The latest novel by Margaret Kaine certainly ticks all the boxes” “A superb writer whose elegant prose never fails to take the reader right to the heart of a tale” “An amazing journey of many twists and turns that you certainly don't see coming” “Absolutely brilliant and can highly recommend"
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