
audiobook
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
CHAPTER I - PRESENTS A SHAMELESS HEROINE
CHAPTER II - POOR JANE
CHAPTER III - A START IN LIFE
CHAPTER IV - MIRAGE
CHAPTER V - THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER VI - THE OLD SERPENT
CHAPTER VII - MOTHERHOOD
BOOK SECOND
CHAPTER I - DISENCHANTMENT
CHAPTER II - A SECOND START IN LIFE
In a sun‑lit Victorian parlour, Gabriella watches her sister Jane teeter on the edge of despair. Jane, trapped in a marriage to the charming yet deceitful Charley, has fled twice to their mother’s modest home, only to be coaxed back into a life of silent suffering. Gabriella, fierce and compassionate, vows that her sister will never return to that abusive household, setting the stage for a quiet rebellion against the expectations of a rigid society.
The narrative follows Gabriella’s determined efforts to protect her family while navigating the delicate balance of duty, love, and social propriety. As the Carr household wrestles with grief, hope, and the relentless pressure to maintain outward respectability, the story explores how ordinary courage can reshape lives. Listeners will be drawn into a richly painted world of hyacinths, whispered confidences, and the subtle strength of women who dare to challenge their prescribed roles.
Language
en
Duration
~14 hours (845K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Release date
2005-01-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1873–1945
A sharp-eyed chronicler of the American South, she wrote novels that pushed past nostalgia and looked closely at class, gender, and social change. Her fiction brought realism and wit to Virginia life, and it earned her the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for In This Our Life.
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by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

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by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow