A Pair of Silk Stockings
Written by Kate Chopin
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
2.5/5
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About this audiobook
"A Pair of Silk Stockings" is the tale of a frazzled housewife and mother, Mrs. Sommers, who has come into a small fortune of $15. She plans selflessly to spend it on clothes and shoes for her children, but when she sets out on her shopping trip she is seduced by a pair of beautiful soft silk stockings and embarks on an intoxicating spending spree for her own personal pleasure.
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri,In 1851. She began writing shortly after herHusband's death and, from 1889 until her ownDeath, her stories and other miscellaneousWritings appeared in Vogue, Youth's companion,Atlantic Monthly, Century, Saturday EveningPost, and other publications. In addition to The Awakening, Mrs. Chopin published another novel, At Fault, and two collections of short stories and sketches, Bayou Folk and A Night at Acadie. The publication of The Awakening in 1899 occasioned shocked and angry response from reviewers all over the country. The book was taken off the shelves of the St. Louis mercantile library and its author was barred from the fine arts club. Kate Chopin died in 1904.
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Reviews for A Pair of Silk Stockings
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The reader has an odd reading style which made listening to this story impossible! I gave up fairly quickly as the intonation was bizarre! Shame as I love the writer’s work!!