The Later Life by Louis Couperus ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Later Life by Louis Couperus audiobook. Genre: drama Set among the rigid gentility of turn-of-the-century The Hague, The Later Life follows the Van der Welckes as they try to rebuild an ordinary existence under the long shadow of an old scandal. Constance van der Welcke has returned from years abroad, hoping time will soften judgment, but the price of respectability is isolation: family ties are strained, doors in their former circle stay closed, and every visit can feel like a test. Her husband, Henri, drifts through his days with a restless boredom that even his beloved son Addie cannot fully dispel, and the household settles into a quiet that is anything but peaceful. When new relationships begin to form - Henri drawn toward Constance's young niece Marianne, and Constance intrigued by Henri's eccentric friend Max Brauws - the couple is forced to confront what they still want from each other, and from themselves, after youth and ambition have faded. With acute psychological insight, Couperus explores marriage, reputation, and the ache of second chances, asking whether a carefully arranged life can ever feel truly lived. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:01:07) Chapter 01 (00:08:29) Chapter 02 (00:27:48) Chapter 03 (00:35:43) Chapter 04 (00:44:28) Chapter 05 (00:54:45) Chapter 06 (01:08:20) Chapter 07 (01:17:17) Chapter 08 (01:28:54) Chapter 09 (01:43:40) Chapter 10 (02:01:43) Chapter 11 (02:10:43) Chapter 12 (02:23:19) Chapter 13 (02:31:19) Chapter 14 (02:40:48) Chapter 15 (02:50:44) Chapter 16 (02:57:46) Chapter 17 (03:11:36) Chapter 18 (03:50:25) Chapter 19 (04:19:32) Chapter 20 (04:41:16) Chapter 21 (05:04:30) Chapter 22 (05:30:22) Chapter 23 (05:49:46) Chapter 24 (05:59:21) Chapter 25 (06:19:01) Chapter 26 (06:45:26) Chapter 27 (06:59:16) Chapter 28 (07:17:32) Chapter 29 (07:33:50) Chapter 30 (07:58:44) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices