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  • The Awakening

  • By: Kate Chopin
  • Narrated by: Susie Berneis
  • Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (33 ratings)

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Summary

Unsatisfied with the expectations of Creole society and unhappy with her family life, Edna Pontellier begins to fall in love with the dapper Robert Lebrun. Lebrun's flirtations, along with the lifestyle of renowned musician Mademoiselle Reisz, rejuvenates Edna's sense of freedom and independence. However, an affair with the womanizer Alcee Arobin provides Edna with a taste of the danger that comes with living outside of social convention.

Trapped between the life she is expected to live and the life she longs to lead, will Edna find happiness?

Public Domain (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Classics Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Victorian Women's Fiction
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Excellent, modern story.

The narration is beautifully smooth and the story engaging. A clever feminist study of women and their relationship with family and partners.

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