Mother's Recompense
Edith Wharton's Mother's Recompense (1925) is a classic romance novel.
A free LibriVox audiobook (8 h 59 min) is available.
About Mother's Recompense
Kate Cephane, now living in self-imposed exile in France, left her three-year-old daughter Anne behind when she fled her impossibly unhappy marriage for a brief affair. When Anne asks her to return because she is getting engaged, Kate risks the scorn and scandal of New York elite society to be reconciled. When she finds out the identity of her daughter's fiancé, Kate is caught in the dilemma of how to prevent the marriage without revealing her past. Either way she will risk losing her daughter once more.
Free audiobook
Mother's Recompense — LibriVox recording, 8 h 59 min in 30 sections.
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Quick answers
Who wrote Mother's Recompense?
Mother's Recompense was written by Edith Wharton and first published in 1925.
What genre is Mother's Recompense?
It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.
Is there a free audiobook of Mother's Recompense?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 8 h 59 min.
What books are similar to Mother's Recompense?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms and Anthem.
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