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The House on the Hill Above the River
A Bulgarian Family Saga of Vanity, Sacrifice, and AwakeningBy CR Srikanth
Length47m
About this audiobook
n the old Bulgarian town of Belogradets, two families live side by side — bound by blood, divided by pride. The Velevs, known as "The House of Mirrors," perform generosity like theater. The Kolevs, called "The House of Ledgers," count every favor like a debt.
Between them stands Yavor — a man torn between genuine faith and a hunger for recognition. As he helps, organizes, and gives, a hidden ledger grows inside him: Let them remember who helped them.
When aging Aunt Neda, the quiet woman who sacrificed everything to raise others' children, is betrayed by the very family she served, the cracks in both houses can no longer be ignored.
The House on the Hill Above the River is a story of vanity disguised as virtue, sacrifice mistaken for weakness, and the long, painful road to awakening.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Intro
2Part One
3Chapter 1: The Town That Held Everything
4Chapter 2: The House of Mirrors
5Chapter 3: The Sons of Mirrors
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6Chapter 4: The House of Ledgers
7Chapter 5: The Weight of Useful Words
8Part Two
9Chapter 6: Orbits
10Chapter 7: The Performance Deepens
11Chapter 8: The Refinement of Hunger
12Chapter 9: The Brother Who Fell
13Chapter 10: The Hidden Invoice
14Part Three
15Chapter 11: What Greed Takes
16Chapter 12: Wheat for the Dead
17Chapter 13: The Radiator
18Part Four
19Chapter 14: The Brother Last Sermon
20Chapter 15: Wheat and Grief
21Chapter 16: The Rot Between
22Part Five
23Chapter 17: Vienna and the Mask
24Chapter 18: What Cannot Be Imagined
25Chapter 19: The Return
26Part Six
27Chapter 20: The Hill
28Chapter 21: The Phone
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