The Fruit of the Tree by Edith Wharton ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Fruit of the Tree by Edith Wharton audiobook.

Genre: drama

In early 20th-century New England, young social worker Justine Brent arrives in the hill town of Hanaford determined to make herself useful, only to find that good intentions can collide with privilege, tradition, and the messy realities of care. Drawn into the orbit of the wealthy Amherst family, Justine becomes companion and confidante to the restless, idealistic John Amherst and his ailing wife, Bessy, whose chronic pain and fragile nerves dominate the household. As Justine and John throw themselves into reforming a local mill town and improving workers' lives, private crises begin to threaten their public mission. When an accident and a long convalescence push the family to the edge, Justine is forced to weigh duty against compassion and ask what mercy truly means, especially when law, medicine, and social judgment offer no clear answers. Edith Wharton crafts a tense, morally complex story about conscience and consequence, love and loyalty, and the price of acting on principle in a world that rarely forgives difficult choices.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:44) Chapter 02

(00:38:46) Chapter 03

(01:04:38) Chapter 04

(01:38:16) Chapter 05

(02:09:23) Chapter 06

(02:36:42) Chapter 07

(03:05:47) Chapter 08

(03:26:02) Chapter 09

(03:46:36) Chapter 10

(04:10:52) Chapter 11

(04:34:21) Chapter 12

(05:03:49) Chapter 13

(05:21:23) Chapter 14

(05:45:43) Chapter 15

(06:03:50) Chapter 16

(06:22:06) Chapter 17

(06:52:57) Chapter 18

(07:12:22) Chapter 19

(07:32:33) Chapter 20

(07:46:22) Chapter 21

(08:09:31) Chapter 22

(08:30:58) Chapter 23

(08:46:08) Chapter 24

(09:12:00) Chapter 25

(09:33:59) Chapter 26

(09:50:11) Chapter 27

(10:07:55) Chapter 28

(10:30:23) Chapter 29

(10:48:25) Chapter 30

(11:13:44) Chapter 31

(11:32:00) Chapter 32

(11:48:53) Chapter 33

(12:05:31) Chapter 34

(12:33:16) Chapter 35

(12:44:37) Chapter 36

(13:09:08) Chapter 37

(13:25:52) Chapter 38

(13:45:10) Chapter 39

(14:15:47) Chapter 40

(14:39:29) Chapter 41

(14:59:47) Chapter 42

(15:16:40) Chapter 43

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