The Dancing Girls by Edna Ferber ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Dancing Girls by Edna Ferber audiobook.

Genre: drama

In The Dancing Girls, Edna Ferber gathers four sharp, warmhearted stories about ordinary people pushed to their limits by class, family obligation, and war. In the title tale, Chippewa, Wisconsin, is split cleanly by money and by the railroad tracks. Floyd 'Chug' Scaritt, a talented young garage owner and irresistible dance partner, knows exactly where he stands - until a late-night accident and the sudden demands of World War I briefly scramble the town's social rules. As uniforms, dances, and patriotic committees bring unlikely people together, Chug discovers a different kind of girl - and a different kind of future - than the one his old crowd expects. In 'Old Lady Mandle,' a proud Chicago matriarch reigns over her devoted son until a new wife threatens the balance of power. 'Long Distance' follows a wounded American soldier in an English rehabilitation hospital, where love letters and memory wage a quiet battle. And in 'One Hundred Per Cent,' the indomitable Emma McChesney Buck returns to work and travel, determined to put every ounce of herself into the home-front effort. Together, these stories blend humor, tenderness, and unsparing social observation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:49:44) Chapter 2

(01:41:21) Chapter 3

(01:53:39) Chapter 4

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