A Letter in the Wall
Eileen Brill
It's 1971, and Joan Dumann fears her former business partner wants her dead. But her anxiety is less about dying than it is about feeling disrespected and invalidated. As she constructs a letter describing her predicament, she revists her past.
Born into a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family in 1915 and raised with privilege, Joan wrestles with turbulent thoughts and unfulfilled desires, an internal battle often resulting in self-destructive tendencies. When she attempts to push against the norms for women of her time in order to forge her own identity, she is met with resistance. Yet she can be her own worst enemy, alienating those who care deeply for her. Both manipulative and vulnerable, Joan is, like many people, complex and misunderstood.
Inspired by a letter found hidden in the wall of a Pennsylvania home more than seventy years after its writing, A Letter in the Wall moves through several decades and events, from the 1918 influenza pandemic to Prohibition to the Great Depression to Vietnam, as it examines the internal and external factors that influence one woman's journey toward independence and empowerment.
Duration - 9h 32m.
Author - Eileen Brill.
Narrator - Tanya Saari.
Published Date - Friday, 26 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2022 Eileen Brill ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
It's 1971, and Joan Dumann fears her former business partner wants her dead. But her anxiety is less about dying than it is about feeling disrespected and invalidated. As she constructs a letter describing her predicament, she revists her past. Born into a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family in 1915 and raised with privilege, Joan wrestles with turbulent thoughts and unfulfilled desires, an internal battle often resulting in self-destructive tendencies. When she attempts to push against the norms for women of her time in order to forge her own identity, she is met with resistance. Yet she can be her own worst enemy, alienating those who care deeply for her. Both manipulative and vulnerable, Joan is, like many people, complex and misunderstood. Inspired by a letter found hidden in the wall of a Pennsylvania home more than seventy years after its writing, A Letter in the Wall moves through several decades and events, from the 1918 influenza pandemic to Prohibition to the Great Depression to Vietnam, as it examines the internal and external factors that influence one woman's journey toward independence and empowerment. Duration - 9h 32m. Author - Eileen Brill. Narrator - Tanya Saari. Published Date - Friday, 26 January 2024. Copyright - © 2022 Eileen Brill ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Dedication
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 1
Duration:00:13:55
Chapter 2
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 3
Duration:00:25:22
Chapter 4
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter 5
Duration:00:16:19
Chapter 6
Duration:00:21:27
Chapter 7
Duration:00:24:16
Chapter 8
Duration:00:10:38
Chapter 9
Duration:00:12:14
Chapter 10
Duration:00:10:42
Chapter 11
Duration:00:09:17
Chapter 12
Duration:00:13:12
Chapter 13
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 14
Duration:00:13:56
Chapter 15
Duration:00:03:18
Chapter 16
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter 17
Duration:00:04:40
Chapter 18
Duration:00:11:22
Chapter 19
Duration:00:28:16
Chapter 20
Duration:00:11:37
Chapter 21
Duration:00:07:57
Chapter 22
Duration:00:03:18
Chapter 23
Duration:00:20:32
Chapter 24
Duration:00:10:46
Chapter 25
Duration:00:05:51
Chapter 26
Duration:00:04:48
Chapter 27
Duration:00:10:31
Chapter 28
Duration:00:04:12
Chapter 29
Duration:00:08:06
Chapter 30
Duration:00:03:18
Chapter 31
Duration:00:06:12
Chapter 32
Duration:00:04:44
Chapter 33
Duration:00:05:37
Chapter 34
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter 35
Duration:00:04:05
Chapter 36
Duration:00:07:54
Chapter 37
Duration:00:12:17
Chapter 38
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter 39
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 40
Duration:00:08:05
Chapter 41
Duration:00:12:22
Chapter 42
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 43
Duration:00:14:08
Chapter 44
Duration:00:02:49
Chapter 45
Duration:00:05:13
Chapter 46
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 47
Duration:00:03:45
Chapter 48
Duration:00:15:31
Chapter 49
Duration:00:10:14
Chapter 50
Duration:00:17:28
Chapter 51
Duration:00:04:26
Chapter 52
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter 53
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter 54
Duration:00:04:21
Author's note
Duration:00:03:13
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:10