Prodigal Daughters
Joseph Hocking
Read by Kate Follis
A frank look at the revolt of the younger generation following World War I, the book follows the Trelawney family. The father looks eagerly forward to his return home after serving an important but harrowing stint in the army. What he finds at home is not what he expects, as his two daughters test the boundaries of new morals, ethics, and dress. Many of the generational and class issues central to the theme continue to resonate in families and society. The book was made into a silent movie starring Gloria Swanson in 1923. Summary by Kate Follis (13 hr 40 min)
Chapters
The Colonel Returns | 16:32 | Read by Kate Follis |
''The Old Order Changeth'' | 20:42 | Read by Kate Follis |
Peg's Carrying On | 16:38 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Disillusionment | 23:08 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Storm Breaks | 17:29 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Right to ''Live Their Lives'' | 20:25 | Read by Kate Follis |
Roderick Ravenscroft | 22:21 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Supper Party | 21:42 | Read by Kate Follis |
''I'm Engaged to Jim'' | 26:13 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Army and Navy Club Interview | 16:25 | Read by Kate Follis |
Unacceptable Advice | 24:25 | Read by Kate Follis |
Trevor Trelawney | 21:01 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Girls Take French Leave | 19:20 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Colonel Visits Camden Town | 21:52 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Search for the Runaways | 25:36 | Read by Kate Follis |
Eleanor Secures a Position | 22:30 | Read by Kate Follis |
Jim Barnes Takes a Licking | 37:52 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Girls Are Located | 27:30 | Read by Kate Follis |
Eleanor and Peggy Defiant | 32:05 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Spirit of the Age | 13:16 | Read by Kate Follis |
Her ''Good Friend'' | 42:08 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Night Club Affair | 24:16 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Horror of the Awakening | 29:15 | Read by Kate Follis |
Peggy's Romance Fades | 23:49 | Read by Kate Follis |
Trev's Engagement | 23:01 | Read by Kate Follis |
Jim's Appeal for Help | 26:31 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Home of the Barnes | 34:19 | Read by Kate Follis |
Eleanor Visits Peggy | 34:10 | Read by Kate Follis |
Peggy's Betrayal | 22:33 | Read by Kate Follis |
At Spurling and King's | 35:33 | Read by Kate Follis |
''Miss Statham'' | 35:26 | Read by Kate Follis |
Peggy Pleads With Eleanor | 29:33 | Read by Kate Follis |
Love Wins Out | 12:59 | Read by Kate Follis |
Reviews
Of its time
harron68
The title says it all. During the '20s, society was in upheaval after the horrors of WWI. This book tells of the "rebellion"as a father returns from the war to find his late teen and older daughters in full freedom. The plot revolves around the outcome of the clash between Pop and his "children." I wished for a better plot and one more suited to later times. The reader does an okay job, but her slow pace makes it harder to stick with the very 'talky' story.
God Awful
Dangerous Journeymann
This Libri Box volunteer is terrific, however, the novel is redundant, obtuse and wholly unartful, especially for the time it was written.
Ridge Runner
Talk about preachy and wrong headed! Whew! Times have changed, thank goodness.