The Dark Flower


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(1 stars; 1 reviews)

Galsworthy's classic The Dark Flower is a study of love. Spring is the beginning when all is new and full of hope. However, the woman Lennan has fallen for is out of reach, a forbidden love. Can he overcome the challenges? As he matures, he discovers two different loves: the first is platonic, comfortable, and one that can last a lifetime. The other is crazy, passionate, and dangerous. As he matures, he settles into a somewhat boring and safe marriage, but then excitement and danger re-emerge in the form of a young mistress. The denouement comes as he makes the choice between the tried and tested and the novel and exciting but forbidden. As he reaches his decision, he watches the delicate carnation disintegrate in the fire.
- Summary by Lynne Thompson (9 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Part 1 Spring Section I 4:27 Read by Betsy Walker
II 5:19 Read by Betsy Walker
III 11:40 Read by Betsy Walker
IV 12:17 Read by jeremycat
V 7:31 Read by jeremycat
VI 13:38 Read by jeremycat
VII 13:13 Read by jeremycat
VIII 11:32 Read by David Angelo
IX 8:48 Read by Vivianlyu
X 7:38 Read by David Angelo
XI 14:11 Read by David Angelo
XII 14:09 Read by OscBosc
XIII 11:14 Read by KevinS
XIV 17:19 Read by ashleighjane
XV 18:04 Read by ashleighjane
XVI 13:15 Read by John
XVII 11:01 Read by ErikS04
Part 2 Summer Section I 8:25 Read by ashleighjane
II 4:52 Read by ashleighjane
III 12:35 Read by czandra
IV 7:01 Read by ErikS04
V 10:16 Read by ErikS04
VI 7:52 Read by ErikS04
VII 12:21 Read by ArturoJR17
VIII 13:55 Read by ArturoJR17
IX 7:33 Read by ArturoJR17
X 10:17 Read by ArturoJR17
XI 11:19 Read by czandra
XII 6:56 Read by ErikS04
XIII 10:18 Read by ArturoJR17
XIV 11:02 Read by ArturoJR17
XV 7:33 Read by ArturoJR17
XVI 9:21 Read by ArturoJR17
XVII 9:32 Read by ErikS04
XVIII 10:20 Read by ErikS04
XIX 8:11 Read by ErikS04
XX 2:40 Read by ErikS04
XXI 3:43 Read by Cilka
Part 3 Autumn Section I 6:21 Read by ErikS04
II 12:44 Read by Carolyn Spencer-Kerridge
III 8:00 Read by Medv
IV 9:12 Read by ErikS04
V 7:00 Read by abbysunb
VI 6:46 Read by ErikS04
VII 8:35 Read by ErikS04
VIII 11:25 Read by ErikS04
IX 13:07 Read by Carolyn Spencer-Kerridge
X 8:29 Read by ErikS04
XI 11:27 Read by ErikS04
XII 23:51 Read by John
XIII 22:10 Read by John
XIV 8:16 Read by KevinS
XV 9:10 Read by KevinS

Reviews

ellene


(1 stars)

I hate it when a book make me feel stupid. I could make neither heads nor tales of this story. What was I missing? I made it through the first uninteresting vignette about a winter-spring obsession but gave in the 2nd vignette. Incomprehensible and boring. However, readers were all terrific