The Pillars of the House, Volume 1

English · 1896 · 20h 50m · Historical Fiction, Family & Relationships

“This extended family epic tells the story of the thirteen Underwood children. Orphaned early in the novel, the book chronicles the struggles, triumphs, sacrifices, and complex relationships of the siblings as they strive to stay together as a family, lead by Felix and Wilmet. Charlotte Mary Yonge's trademark themes of redemption, sacrifice, and personal sanctification are on full, glorious display here.”

Note for listeners: This novel contains what we now rightfully consider derogatory and unacceptable racial slurs. These terms are common in works from this time period, and are included in this recording as originally written. One note of historical interest is that Charlotte Mary Yonge uses these terms on a “scale” of offensiveness, even for that time—the most offensive instances of these epithets being reserved and utilized by characters of ill repute and moral reprehensibility.

(Summary by Darryl Friesen)