Walking in the Shadow
Carmen Radtke
1909, Quail Island. On a small, wind-blasted island off the east coast of New Zealand a small colony of leprosy patients is isolated but not abandoned, left to live out their days in relative peace thanks to the charity of the townspeople and the compassion of the local doctor and matron of the hospital. Jimmy Kokupe is a miracle: he's been cured. But he still carries the stigma, which makes life back on the mainland dangerous and lonely. To find a refuge, he's returned to the camp to care for his friend, fellow patient old Will, and disturbed young Charley. Healed of his physical ailments and dreaming of the girl he once planned to follow to a new life in Australia, Jimmy meets 'the lady', the island caretaker's beautiful but troubled wife who brings their food. Can she help Jimmy forget his difficult past and overcome his own prejudices towards his mixed parentage, and find the courage to risk living in freedom?
Author - Carmen Radtke.
Narrator - Toby Webster.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
1909, Quail Island. On a small, wind-blasted island off the east coast of New Zealand a small colony of leprosy patients is isolated but not abandoned, left to live out their days in relative peace thanks to the charity of the townspeople and the compassion of the local doctor and matron of the hospital. Jimmy Kokupe is a miracle: he's been cured. But he still carries the stigma, which makes life back on the mainland dangerous and lonely. To find a refuge, he's returned to the camp to care for his friend, fellow patient old Will, and disturbed young Charley. Healed of his physical ailments and dreaming of the girl he once planned to follow to a new life in Australia, Jimmy meets 'the lady', the island caretaker's beautiful but troubled wife who brings their food. Can she help Jimmy forget his difficult past and overcome his own prejudices towards his mixed parentage, and find the courage to risk living in freedom? Author - Carmen Radtke. Narrator - Toby Webster. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:24:00
Chapter 2
Duration:00:11:20
Chapter 3
Duration:00:07:06
Chapter 4
Duration:00:25:27
Chapter 5
Duration:00:23:30
Chapter 6
Duration:00:09:51
Chapter 7
Duration:00:16:16
Chapter 8
Duration:00:35:01
Chapter 9
Duration:00:14:33
Chapter 10
Duration:00:16:45
Chapter 11
Duration:00:05:57
Chapter 12
Duration:00:27:57
Chapter 13
Duration:00:11:14
Chapter 14
Duration:00:16:44
Chapter 15
Duration:00:18:13
Chapter 16
Duration:00:23:52
Chapter 17
Duration:00:16:11
Chapter 18
Duration:00:23:12
Chapter 19
Duration:00:23:28
Chapter 20
Duration:00:17:39
Chapter 21
Duration:00:19:49
Chapter 22
Duration:00:14:55
Chapter 23
Duration:00:16:15
Chapter 24
Duration:00:24:49
Chapter 25
Duration:00:25:55
Chapter 26
Duration:00:11:45