The Awakening by Kate Chopin

The Awakening

Written byKate Chopin
Length5h22m
Release dateJune 7, 2012
Languageenglish
★★★★ 4.0 (24 ratings)

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AuthorKate Chopin
NarratorAlexandra O’Karma
Runtime5h22m
PublishedJune 7, 2012
Rating★★★★ 4.0 / 5 (24 ratings)
CategoriesLiterature & Fiction, Classics
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

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This scandalous turn-of-the-century story follows 28-year-old Edna Pontellier, wife and mother, who one day awakens to the pangs of passion for the first time in her life. But societal restraints place limits on any kind of authentic expression of desire. Her final gesture is a defiant...

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