A Woman's War

The fictional small English country town of Roxton boasts two doctors. This tale focuses on the struggles of their wives: Katherine and the "good" Dr. James Murchison and Betty and the "bad" Dr. Parker Steele. But, of course, no one is all good or all bad and there are hurdles to overcome, in this case in the form of alcoholism. The cost of the war between the two women is greater than either woman imagined. Deeping draws on his experiences as the son of a doctor in portraying some of the less pleasant facts of physiological reality, maybe more than in many other fictional works in this engrossing and heart-wrenching tale. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (9 hr 21 min)

Chapters

I	7:09	Read by Lynne T
II	7:59	Read by Lynne T
III	16:28	Read by Lynne T
IV	19:50	Read by Lynne T
V	15:14	Read by Lynne T
VI	11:36	Read by Lynne T
VII	11:19	Read by Lynne T
VIII	12:31	Read by Lynne T
IX	16:18	Read by Lynne T
X	16:48	Read by Lynne T
XI	11:44	Read by Lynne T
XII	13:29	Read by Lynne T
XIII	16:38	Read by Lynne T
XIV	14:54	Read by Lynne T
XV	12:40	Read by Lynne T
XVI	11:17	Read by Lynne T
XVII	10:08	Read by Lynne T
XVIII	19:04	Read by Lynne T
XIX	12:56	Read by Lynne T
XX	18:06	Read by Lynne T
XXI	16:02	Read by Lynne T
XXII	13:14	Read by Lynne T
XXIII	15:40	Read by Lynne T
XXIV	7:42	Read by Lynne T
XXV	11:09	Read by Lynne T
XXVI	14:23	Read by Lynne T
XXVII	9:05	Read by Lynne T
XXVIII	13:10	Read by Lynne T
XXIX	17:34	Read by Lynne T
XXX	9:45	Read by Lynne T
XXXI	17:13	Read by Lynne T
XXXII	15:12	Read by Lynne T
XXXIII	18:02	Read by Lynne T
XXXIV	14:54	Read by Lynne T
XXXV	13:44	Read by Lynne T
XXXVI	11:49	Read by Lynne T
XXXVII	14:29	Read by Lynne T
XXXIII	13:01	Read by Lynne T
XXXIX	11:58	Read by Lynne T
XL	17:43	Read by Lynne T
XLI	9:44	Read by Lynne T

Reviews

Excellent story

(4 stars)

TwinkieToes

Dr. Murchison and his wife are well-esteemed. He's a knowledgeable, compassionate doctor with a perfect family...and a sudden flaring up of hereditary alcoholism. Kate Murchison supports and helps her husband to try to beat the curse. Dr. Steele and his wife are competitive and ambitious, and Betty Steele has a deep-seated, vindictive hatred of Kate. When Dr. Murchison's Achilles heel starts to manifest itself, Betty Steele uses it to ruin the Murchisons. But that's not the end of the story. This is a tale of redemption, faithfulness, selfishness, revenge, and poetic justice. An excellent story that challenges us in our own motivations and ambitions, and in our loyalty and faith in those we love. I agree that chapter 5 could use a re-record. The sound quality is poor. However, the reading overall is excellent.

(4.5 stars)

ms SV

I almost gave up listening to this book because it was so dark. But I’m glad I stayed with it. The book was very good as was the reader.

Poor quality recording of

(3 stars)

seventyeight

chapter 5 is very difficult to listen to because of the poor quality of the recording. In general though, this is well read.

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(5 stars)

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