{"product_id":"high-wages-audiobook","title":"High Wages (audiobook)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Dorothy Whipple's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Wages\u003c\/i\u003e, a determined young woman makes her way in the world against the looming backdrop of World War I.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Wages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis more than a tale of savvy entrepreneurship: Jane’s thoughts, feelings, adventures and disappointments in love and friendship are all laid bare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Carter sees an advertisement for a live-in shop assistant and jumps at the chance to leave her old life behind. After Chadwick the draper takes her on, Jane learns all there is to know about fabrics and dressmaking. She proves a talented saleswoman and befriends Maggie and Lily, the other employees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe girls struggle under exploitative conditions: meagre pay; tiny portions of food; the boss cheating them out of commissions. When the young man Maggie is seeing falls in love with Jane, a bitter falling-out results in Maggie threatening to leave Chadwick’s. Armed with initiative and ideas, Jane decides to set up her very own clothing shop, but it’s not all plain sailing – far from it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Wages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection\u003cstrong\u003e produced in partnership with Macmillan Collector's Library.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available as a Persephone Grey, a Persephone Classic \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a \u003c\/span\u003ePersephone e-book\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable wherever you usually get your audiobooks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dorothy Whipple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54098811126067,"sku":"sel1789695122254","price":18.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/0578\/4627\/files\/high-wages-audiobook_1.jpg?v=1789695130","url":"https:\/\/sandstepclad.shop\/products\/high-wages-audiobook","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}