Sweet Grass
Dee Marvine
When spunky Swedish spinster Lili Tornquist, age 29, learns that her widowed father will soon remarry a woman she detests, she leaves her Minnesota home to become the mail-order bride of a distant cousin, Gunnar Jorgeson, a Montana sheep rancher. But her new husband falls far short of his promise, and putting aside all she has previously believed about steadfastness and endurance, Lili abandons her marriage to make her own way in the notorious wide-open mining town of Butte. In desperation, unable to find more suitable work, she revives a long-dormant talent and takes a job singing in a hurdy-gurdy house, much to the consternation of two men who love her—mine lawyer Charles Weatherby and union organizer Tom Hawes. Lili feels loyalty to each of them and her integrity is severely tested. After suffering near disgrace, a mine disaster, and a crisis in the integrity of her chosen career, Lili comes to terms with her fear of another disastrous commitment and her desire to belong somewhere—to someone.
Author - Dee Marvine.
Narrator - Laurie Klein.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
When spunky Swedish spinster Lili Tornquist, age 29, learns that her widowed father will soon remarry a woman she detests, she leaves her Minnesota home to become the mail-order bride of a distant cousin, Gunnar Jorgeson, a Montana sheep rancher. But her new husband falls far short of his promise, and putting aside all she has previously believed about steadfastness and endurance, Lili abandons her marriage to make her own way in the notorious wide-open mining town of Butte. In desperation, unable to find more suitable work, she revives a long-dormant talent and takes a job singing in a hurdy-gurdy house, much to the consternation of two men who love her—mine lawyer Charles Weatherby and union organizer Tom Hawes. Lili feels loyalty to each of them and her integrity is severely tested. After suffering near disgrace, a mine disaster, and a crisis in the integrity of her chosen career, Lili comes to terms with her fear of another disastrous commitment and her desire to belong somewhere—to someone. Author - Dee Marvine. Narrator - Laurie Klein. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:24:43
Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
Duration:00:21:56
Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
Duration:00:19:14
Chapter 13
Duration:00:18:59
Chapter 14
Duration:00:17:27
Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:21:56
Chapter 21
Duration:00:14:13
Chapter 22
Duration:00:14:47
Chapter 23
Duration:00:14:43
Chapter 24
Duration:00:24:27
Chapter 25
Duration:00:17:58
Chapter 26
Duration:00:14:23
Chapter 27
Duration:00:12:35
Chapter 28
Duration:00:14:37
Chapter 29
Duration:00:14:31
Chapter 30
Duration:00:17:54
Chapter 31
Duration:00:27:25