Many Marriages

audiobook

Many Marriages

by Sherwood Anderson

EN·~6 hours·32 chapters

Chapters

32 total
1

*OTHER BOOKS BY*

0:27
2

AN EXPLANATION

0:30
3

A FOREWORD

2:04
4

BOOK ONE

0:00
5

MANY MARRIAGES

0:01
6

I

22:12
7

II

10:47
8

III

31:09
9

IV

9:16
10

V

9:57

Description

Webster is a modest washing‑machine maker in a Midwestern town, living a steady life with his wife Mary and teenage daughter Jane. When his routine is interrupted by a sudden, inexplicable sense of inner upheaval, he finds himself questioning everything that once seemed certain. The narrative follows his restless evenings, quiet moments in his office, and the way ordinary streets begin to feel like stages for an inner drama he can’t explain.

As the feeling deepens, Webster’s thoughts turn to the foundations of his marriage and the future of his family. The story captures the tension between the pull of daily responsibilities and the unsettling whisper of a new, uncharted self. Listeners are drawn into a subtle exploration of desire, doubt, and the strange ways life can feel reborn even in the most familiar of places.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (357K characters)

Release date

2025-08-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson

1876–1941

Best known for Winesburg, Ohio, this American writer helped reshape the modern short story with plainspoken, deeply human portraits of small-town life. His work left a strong mark on later writers, including Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner.

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