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Length12h 53m
About this audiobook
Christie Devon leaves her small-town life behind to seek independence in the city, taking on various grueling jobs to support herself. Her journey is a realistic and often difficult exploration of the limited options available to working-class women in the nineteenth century. It is a powerful narrative of self-reliance, social activism, and the search for a meaningful vocation.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length12 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. CHRISTIE.
12CHAPTER XII. CHRISTIE’S GALA.
2CHAPTER II. SERVANT.
13CHAPTER XIII. WAKING UP.
3CHAPTER III. ACTRESS.
14CHAPTER XIV. WHICH?.
4CHAPTER IV. GOVERNESS.
15CHAPTER XV. MIDSUMMER.
5CHAPTER V. COMPANION.
16CHAPTER XVI. MUSTERED IN.
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6CHAPTER VI. SEAMSTRESS.
17CHAPTER XVII. THE COLONEL.
7CHAPTER VII. THROUGH THE MIST.
18CHAPTER XVIII. SUNRISE.
8CHAPTER VIII. A CURE FOR DESPAIR.
19CHAPTER XIX. LITTLE HEART’S-EASE.
9CHAPTER IX. MRS. WILKINS’S MINISTER.
20CHAPTER XX. AT FORTY.
10CHAPTER X. BEGINNING AGAIN.
21IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
11CHAPTER XI. IN THE STRAWBERRY BED.