Go she must!

audiobook

Go she must!

by David Garnett

EN·~4 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total
1

ONE: BIRDS IN THE SNOW

16:17
2

TWO: PLOUGH MONDAY

16:55
3

THREE: SOTHEBY’S SHOP

17:28
4

FOUR: THE TRAPEZE BOY

18:22
5

FIVE: THE FROST HELD

20:33
6

SIX: WINGED SEEDS

15:45
7

SEVEN: THE BURNT FARM

18:41
8

EIGHT: WILLOW-PATTERN PARIS

18:46
9

NINE: BIRTHDAY TEA

16:02
10

TEN: NO GOOD-BYES

19:16

Description

In a quiet rural parish, a snow‑blanketed morning turns the familiar landscape into something almost holy. Reverend Charles Dunnock watches from his bedroom as heavy drifts mute every footfall, turning the churchyard, the sycamore, and his own grief into a still white tableau. While feeding birds and reading a parish circular, his thoughts drift between memories of his late wife and the steady ticking of clocks that mark both sorrow and routine. The scene blends gentle humor with a deep longing, inviting listeners into a world where the ordinary is illuminated by frost.

The story follows Dunnock’s attempts to navigate daily duties—school runs, a blacksmith’s visit, and the quiet rituals of his small community—while the snow continues to fall like soft feathers. Through witty internal monologue and vivid description, he reflects on faith, duty, and the small miracles that appear in everyday moments. Listeners will be drawn into the charm of Dry Coulter’s countryside and the tender, sometimes absurd, struggle of a man trying to keep his heart warm against the cold.

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Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (282K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Alfred A Knopf, 1927.

Credits

Steve Mattern, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2023-01-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

David Garnett

David Garnett

1892–1981

Best known for the strange, elegant classic Lady into Fox, this English writer brought wit, fantasy, and a slightly offbeat imagination to modern fiction. He moved in the Bloomsbury world and wrote stories that still feel fresh for their mix of playfulness and unease.

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