Wicked Angel: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Taylor Caldwell
In this story, the reader accompanies a former actress and her young family. Her husband is a professor of literature and has founded an academy to train gifted children. The couple invites their daughter's best friend to live with them as they re-build their life in Japan after the death of their daughter.
Wicked Angel is the story of an educated and cultured woman's harrowing journey from a tragic death. Through hardship and redemption, she finds herself living in rural Tennessee at the age of forty. She's been there for only a few years before she falls in love with a nearby doctor and the question arises: can she live a life free of sin?
In the 1890's, a woman is accused of murdering her husband and she must find the proof to prove her innocence. She travels through the American West and meets many people who share similar stories. Things become complicated when she falls in love with a man that might not be as he appears.
When 29 year-old Nellie is found on her kitchen floor with a knife in her back, the death of her best friend and lover has left an emotional void that will take time to fill. As the investigation into Nellie's death unfolds, old secrets are revealed and new ones planted.
With the recent death of her son, Mary Ann (Monet) Wilder has lost hope. In a moment of despair and desperation, she takes off to Europe, where she intends to commit suicide. But even as Monet plunges into despair, all is not lost for her. For Monet meets an enigmatic woman whose life story parallels her own in many ways. They soon become friends and Monet learns that this woman's name is Isabelle.
It is the 1940s, World War II is in full swing and America is at risk of losing the war. Lorena Hickock and her family live in a small town in North Carolina that has been flooded with German POWs. As Lorena grows up, she becomes convinced that Germany will win the war. When she graduates from high school, she travels to New York City to become a flapper - an independent young woman who marches to the beat of her own drum. Her father's death leads to a job as a nurse at Bellevue Hospital and Lorena's emergence into the world of cocktail parties, jazz clubs, and sex clubs launches her on a fast track to success.
Published Date | 2021-04-20 |
Duration | 6 hours 13 minutes |
Author | Taylor Caldwell |
Narrated | Tanya Eby |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Mystery, Thriller & Horror |
Parent Category | Suspense |