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Household Puzzles

Gelesen von TriciaG

(4,653 Sterne; 124 Bewertungen)

Household Puzzles peeks into the life of the Randolph family, four daughters and one son. They are financially strapped but must follow societal expectations . . . and the expectations of Helen, the eldest daughter, who is a slave to the whims of society. Half the family are professing Christians, but only the father really lives it out. Helen's marriage, Tom's job in a saloon, their cousin's visit, and other events all have an impact that reverberate through the family. (Intro by TriciaG) (7 hr 58 min)

Chapters

"Split Things"

13:50

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Raisins

14:16

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Two Peters

14:42

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Theory

17:01

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A Sermon

13:44

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Smoke and Bewilderment

18:18

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"What Is the Difference?"

16:40

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Mourning and Dressmaking

15:02

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Debts and Doubts

16:08

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Light Without Logic

17:18

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Mistakes--Great and Small

16:29

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Weighty Matters in Small Scales

17:31

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Practical Arithmetic

18:24

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Sentiment and Dust

17:39

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Ways and Means

18:28

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Puzzling People

19:15

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Opposing Elements

18:55

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The Force of Argument

19:20

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Real or Imitation?

16:16

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A Protector

19:02

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A Puzzling Discussion

18:03

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Light

16:52

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A Discussion Closed

17:02

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Theology in the Kitchen

17:53

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God's Mystery of Grace

19:12

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Laces and Duty

17:24

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Storm and "Moonshine"

16:06

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A New Start

17:48

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Bewertungen

a Pansy triumph

(5 Sterne)

I didn't think that Pansy had it in her to write as disagreeable a character as Helen Randolph. Oh my goodness, The number of times I got worked up over how utterly self-absorbed and self-righteous that girl could be with her family. I wanted to shake her and throw her out of the house. Good literature creates strong feelings.

Sustainable Fashion?

(4 Sterne)

There's an interesting discussion about the contrasting claims on a Christian's money between charity and 'fitting in'. (They called it propriety.) In an era when upper-middle class ladies were expected to wear silk dresses made of 12 yards of fabric and furlongs of trimming, all sewn by hand, one day dress could easily cost more than $500, and evening dresses could top $1000. (In 1870s money!) The rest of the book is very much in Pansy's usual vein: temperance, bad romantic decisions, illnesses, deaths, Christians reaching out to help (or not,) people refusing or accepting help, young people pairing up, etc. I enjoyed it.

A little slow at the start

(3,5 Sterne)

I enjoyed this book but found it a bit hard to get into for the first couple of chapters. I enjoy everything read by Tricia G.

Entertaining & Inspiring

(5 Sterne)

Beginning of a series of sweet stories of the salvation of the Rudolph household. Interesting characters and pleasant reading voice. Well done.

Household Puzzles

(4,5 Sterne)

Quite good. Be sure to listen to The Randolps for the rest of the story.

Emjoyed

(5 Sterne)

The puzzles of living life for God surrounded by those without thought of Him

Lovely story

(5 Sterne)

Make sure you listen to The Randolphs after this as it's the sequel.

(5 Sterne)

for the next part, listen to "The Randolphs" also read by TriciaG