EPISODE · Jul 27, 2023 · 11H 54M
The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. Wood ~ Full Audiobook [drama]
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The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. Wood audiobook. Genre: drama Set in a small Canadian village in the late 19th century, The Untempered Wind follows Myron Holder, a young woman forced to move through daily life under a cloud of scandal: she is a mother, but not a wife. With her child to protect and few allies to trust, Myron faces the relentless scrutiny of neighbors who measure virtue with quick tongues and hard rules. As spring stirs the town awake, Myron is pushed into a quiet battle for dignity, work, and a future that feels increasingly out of reach, especially when judgment comes not only from the streets but from within her own household. Joanna E. Wood paints village life in sharp, realistic detail, revealing how kindness and cruelty can sit side by side in ordinary routines, and how reputations can become cages. While Myron struggles against shame that is not entirely her own, she must decide what self-respect means in a world determined to define her by a single fact. At once intimate and socially observant, this is a story about endurance, moral hypocrisy, and the high cost of compassion withheld. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:45) Chapter 02 (00:29:59) Chapter 03 (00:48:57) Chapter 04 (01:13:49) Chapter 05 (01:53:54) Chapter 06 (02:16:49) Chapter 07 (02:40:10) Chapter 08 (03:17:28) Chapter 09 (03:37:32) Chapter 10 (04:03:18) Chapter 11 (04:43:12) Chapter 12 (05:16:32) Chapter 13 (05:54:30) Chapter 14 (06:40:44) Chapter 15 (07:20:21) Chapter 16 (07:57:43) Chapter 17 (08:34:13) Chapter 18 (09:01:09) Chapter 19 (09:23:49) Chapter 20 (09:57:47) Chapter 21 (10:30:28) Chapter 22 (10:57:45) Chapter 23 (11:27:19) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. Wood audiobook. Genre: drama Set in a small Canadian village in the late 19th century, The Untempered Wind follows Myron Holder, a young woman forced to move through daily life under a cloud of scandal: she is a mother, but not a wife. With her child to protect and few allies to trust, Myron faces the relentless scrutiny of neighbors who measure virtue with quick tongues and hard rules. As spring stirs the town awake, Myron is pushed into a quiet battle for dignity, work, and a future that feels increasingly out of reach, especially when judgment comes not only from the streets but from within her own household. Joanna E. Wood paints village life in sharp, realistic detail, revealing how kindness and cruelty can sit side by side in ordinary routines, and how reputations can become cages. While Myron struggles against shame that is not entirely her own, she must decide what self-respect means in a world determined to define her by a single fact. At once intimate and socially observant, this is a story about endurance, moral hypocrisy, and the high cost of compassion withheld. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:45) Chapter 02 (00:29:59) Chapter 03 (00:48:57) Chapter 04 (01:13:49) Chapter 05 (01:53:54) Chapter 06 (02:16:49) Chapter 07 (02:40:10) Chapter 08 (03:17:28) Chapter 09 (03:37:32) Chapter 10 (04:03:18) Chapter 11 (04:43:12) Chapter 12 (05:16:32) Chapter 13 (05:54:30) Chapter 14 (06:40:44) Chapter 15 (07:20:21) Chapter 16 (07:57:43) Chapter 17 (08:34:13) Chapter 18 (09:01:09) Chapter 19 (09:23:49) Chapter 20 (09:57:47) Chapter 21 (10:30:28) Chapter 22 (10:57:45) Chapter 23 (11:27:19) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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