Madame Sorel's Lodger
Tracy Wise
A tormented artist arrives in a village in southern France to begin painting again. He stands before a house with blue shutters, hoping the change of scenery and brilliant colors of the countryside will calm the buzzing in his mind.
Madame Sorel, a formidable widow, runs a respectable and orderly boarding house. She finds this artist puzzling. Weighed down with canvas, easel, and a sailcloth bag filled with brushes and paints, he hurries out in his shabby clothing each morning, leaving a trace of footprints on the dusty street. His presence stirs something in her, something held back for many years.
Others in the village befriend the Artist, including Gretchen, the young housekeeper guided by her tender feelings for the painter, and Luc, the salt-of-the-earth farmer who hides his demons behind amiability and hard work. No one understands the Artist--what he sees, how he paints, or why he stays--and their confusion increases as he becomes increasing erratic, plagued by forces growing out of his control. As his time in the village hurtles toward a stunning, fateful end, all those touched by his visions are altered forever.
A bold exploration of the encompassing drive of creativity, the power of art, and the bonds of community and friendship, MADAME SOREL'S LODGER explores what it means to follow or hide your heart and how these choices, in the end, are what make us human.
Duration - 5h 37m.
Author - Tracy Wise.
Narrator - Tracy Wise.
Published Date - Thursday, 02 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Tracy Wise ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A tormented artist arrives in a village in southern France to begin painting again. He stands before a house with blue shutters, hoping the change of scenery and brilliant colors of the countryside will calm the buzzing in his mind. Madame Sorel, a formidable widow, runs a respectable and orderly boarding house. She finds this artist puzzling. Weighed down with canvas, easel, and a sailcloth bag filled with brushes and paints, he hurries out in his shabby clothing each morning, leaving a trace of footprints on the dusty street. His presence stirs something in her, something held back for many years. Others in the village befriend the Artist, including Gretchen, the young housekeeper guided by her tender feelings for the painter, and Luc, the salt-of-the-earth farmer who hides his demons behind amiability and hard work. No one understands the Artist--what he sees, how he paints, or why he stays--and their confusion increases as he becomes increasing erratic, plagued by forces growing out of his control. As his time in the village hurtles toward a stunning, fateful end, all those touched by his visions are altered forever. A bold exploration of the encompassing drive of creativity, the power of art, and the bonds of community and friendship, MADAME SOREL'S LODGER explores what it means to follow or hide your heart and how these choices, in the end, are what make us human. Duration - 5h 37m. Author - Tracy Wise. Narrator - Tracy Wise. Published Date - Thursday, 02 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Tracy Wise ©.
Language:
English
Opening
Duration:00:00:54
Table of Contents
Duration:00:02:08
Chapter 1 - Blue Shutters
Duration:00:04:58
Chapter 2 - Madame Sorel
Duration:00:08:32
Chapter 3 - The Kitchen and the Carpenter
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter 4 - The Café
Duration:00:13:08
Chapter 5 - The First Morning
Duration:00:08:08
Chapter 6 - Lunch En Plein Air
Duration:00:09:55
Chapter 7 - An Afternoon and Evening
Duration:00:07:33
Chapter 8 - Gretchen
Duration:00:17:46
Chapter 9 - Funds - Monsieur Capet
Duration:00:09:39
Chapter 10 - Funds - Madame Sorel
Duration:00:07:03
Chapter 11 - Funds - The Mayor
Duration:00:07:33
Chapter 12 - A Meeting with the Mayor, continued
Duration:00:12:39
Chapter 13 - Apples with Luc
Duration:00:09:51
Chapter 14 - Madame Sorel Senses a Threat
Duration:00:07:58
Chapter 15 - The Artist and the Boys
Duration:00:12:27
Chapter 16 - At Madame Bertrand's
Duration:00:14:08
Chapter 17 - Later that Night
Duration:00:10:16
Chapter 18 - Even Later that Night
Duration:00:15:07
Chapter 19 - The Hour before Dawn
Duration:00:05:08
Chapter 20 - The First Days Back
Duration:00:07:25
Chapter 21 - Autumn and Winter
Duration:00:08:00
Chapter 22 - The Delivery
Duration:00:13:05
Chapter 23 - Visitors from Paris
Duration:00:21:03
Chapter 24 - An Unkind Cut
Duration:00:09:00
Chapter 25 - L'Hôpital
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 26 - Brother and Sister
Duration:00:13:18
Chapter 27 - L'Hôpital, II
Duration:00:11:04
Chapter 28 - A Return to A-
Duration:00:12:21
Chapter 29 - A Day Out Painting in A-
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 30 - Death of an Artist
Duration:00:14:08
Chapter 31 - What Came After
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 32 - A Landlady's Duties
Duration:00:05:39
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:04:06
About the Author
Duration:00:00:59