The House of Closed Doors
Jane Steen
Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced.
Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth"
Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted.
Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out.
Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to.
Duration - 28m.
Author - Jane Steen.
Narrator - Elizabeth Klett.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2012 Jane Steen ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Jane Steen
Elizabeth Klett
The House of Closed Doors
Aspidistra Press
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced. Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth" Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted. Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out. Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to. Duration - 28m. Author - Jane Steen. Narrator - Elizabeth Klett. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2012 Jane Steen ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter 1: Disgrace
Duration:00:19:54
Chapter 2: Martin
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 3: Cousins
Duration:00:10:20
Chapter 4: Jack
Duration:00:18:42
Chapter 5: Consequences
Duration:00:07:40
Chapter 6: Fallen
Duration:00:06:54
Chapter 7: Moral imbecile
Duration:00:18:07
Chapter 8: Inmate
Duration:00:16:53
Chapter 9: Tilly
Duration:00:18:49
Chapter 10: Christmas
Duration:00:04:46
Chapter 11: Blizzard
Duration:00:09:48
Chapter 12: Sarah
Duration:00:07:29
Chapter 13: Snow
Duration:00:08:20
Chapter 14: A task
Duration:00:06:59
Chapter 15: The cell
Duration:00:10:41
Chapter 16: Mine
Duration:00:04:19
Chapter 17: Accident
Duration:00:05:45
Chapter 18: Ly-lee
Duration:00:07:50
Chapter 19: Theory
Duration:00:04:12
Chapter 20: Knowledge
Duration:00:13:49
Chapter 21: Superintendent
Duration:00:09:19
Chapter 22: Demon
Duration:00:06:07
Chapter 23: Inspection
Duration:00:06:03
Chapter 24: Dazzle
Duration:00:10:50
Chapter 25: Joos
Duration:00:07:17
Chapter 26: Punishment
Duration:00:06:46
Chapter 27: Miracle
Duration:00:07:23
Chapter 28: Broken
Duration:00:13:34
Chapter 29: Tears
Duration:00:09:15
Chapter 30: Flight
Duration:00:09:57
Chapter 31: Victory
Duration:00:06:43
Chapter 32: Calm
Duration:00:09:35
Chapter 33: Protector
Duration:00:07:58
Chapter 34: Home
Duration:00:07:53
Chapter 35: Mama
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 36: Stepfather
Duration:00:15:10
Chapter 37: Pretense
Duration:00:10:32
Chapter 38: Gilded
Duration:00:04:58
Chapter 39: Domestic
Duration:00:07:40
Chapter 40: Police
Duration:00:04:32
Chapter 41: Decline
Duration:00:07:22
Chapter 42: Eternity
Duration:00:10:54
Chapter 43: Leavetaking
Duration:00:03:32
Chapter 44: Silver
Duration:00:05:27
Chapter 45: Deception
Duration:00:05:20
Chapter 46: Road
Duration:00:06:04
Chapter 47: River
Duration:00:05:07
Chapter 48: Afloat
Duration:00:05:24
Chapter 49: Fate
Duration:00:09:59
Chapter 50: Safety
Duration:00:07:44
Chapter 51: Beginning
Duration:00:06:11
Chapter 52: Money
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter 53: Trust
Duration:00:06:53
Chapter 54: Fire
Duration:00:09:14
Chapter 55: Found
Duration:00:10:45
Chapter 56: Ghost
Duration:00:08:07
Chapter 57: Kansas
Duration:00:08:21
Chapter 58: Business
Duration:00:08:38
Chapter 59: Au revoir
Duration:00:06:15
Chapter 60: Ties
Duration:00:04:41
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:19