The Widow for Sale

9 hrs. 3 min.

Language Russian

Author Daniel Brain

Narrator Tatyana Morozova

After her husband’s death, Lipa’s life turns into an endless streak of humiliation: to her relatives, she is just one more mouth to feed, and her sister-in-law already decides whom she should be married off to again—while the widow’s own wishes mean nothing to anyone. However, inside the young merchant widow lives the awareness of a modern woman: Lipa has no intention of agreeing to the role of a compliant figure in someone else’s calculations. In an alternative 19th-century Russia, she must defend her right to independence, raise her children, and take her place—not thanks to someone else’s favor, but through her own efforts.

Entrepreneurship, intrigues, a detective mystery, and the first shoots of progress within a harsh patriarchal order—Lipa goes against tradition, unafraid of gossip or threats. Want to know whether she can change the rules and find happiness on her own terms? Turn on the audiobook— the story of a strong woman begins right now!

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