Hannah Coulter | Part 3

Welcome to our final episode of Hannah Coulter, by Wendell Berry. In this episode Rhea and Shari explore questions surrounding expectations versus hope, what we owe our children, what the culture tells us we owe our children, and what the price is for leaving the Membership. They talk about “failed love,” eternity happening now, and the experience of “waking up dead.” They talk about the prodigal son, the great room of love, living a “futureless” life, and Hannah’s movement toward living in the ever-present of eternal time. They talk about the end: whether or not Hannah, herself, wakes up on the other side with Nathan. Shari reads a Wendell Berry poem at the end. And, of course, they can’t make it through any of this episode without crying.Thank you for reading Hannah Coulter along with us. It has been a true joy to share it with you. Our next deep read is A History of the Island, by Eugene Vodolazkin. We hope you will join us!Thanks for listening to this episode of The Reader & the Writer! If you liked this post, please hit the ❤️ button and share it with a friend.The Reader & the Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our literary work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Reader & the Writer at thereaderandthewriter.substack.com/subscribe