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Books & Beyond

Books & Beyond is a new podcast that finds good reads for you from a world of fascinating stories, one at a time. The shows will take you to China and other amazing places that might open up new doors in your life. Here at Books & Beyond, we believe our lives are enriched with nourishing reads, no matter where and how old you are. Find your next favorite audio adventure with Books & Beyond, for free.

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9:48

The Mother EP76: “My son has never committed any crime!”

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/28

The elder son finally returns at sunset. Even with all the money he offered to the jail keeper, he fails to bring his little brother out or even see him with his own eyes. The mother sinks further in grief, knowing that her young son and twenty more young men are scheduled for execution in the morning.

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7:05

The Mother EP75: Waiting in agony

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/25

The mother sends her elder son to town with all the money they have to bail the younger son out of jail. As the mother wallows in sorrow, her cousin and his wife come to keep her company at this difficult time.

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11:56

The Mother EP74: What happened to my son?

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/21

The mother's quiet morning is shattered when her cousin's son arrives to tell them that he saw her younger son in town this morning, captured and marching towards the prison with dozens of other young men to be executed tomorrow.

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8:22

The Mother EP73: Two sorrows to bear

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/18

The mother's day is brightened by the news that her elder son's wife is now expecting a child. However, she can't help but feel a new level of anxiety, wondering if the baby will be born safe and sound. At the same time, the mother secretly worries as she continues to wait for her younger son, who never showed up after that night.

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13:39

The Mother EP72: “Mother, you will have a grandson.”

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/14

The younger son does not return until a month later and the mother could do nothing but wait in silence with the bag hidden under her bed. This day, however, there is good news from her elder son, informing the mother that she will soon become a grandmother. This sweeps away some of the gloom from the mother's heart.

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7:53

The Mother EP71: “In three days, mother!”

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/11

One night when the moonlight is faint, the younger son returns home again, but with two young men dressed in black clothes like him and were all quiet the whole time. In whisper, the younger son delivers a bag to be hidden under the mother's bed and asks her to tell no one. He promises to return in three days to retrieve the bag but never shows up.

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8:47

The Mother EP70: The mother's small store of love

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/07

But the mother sees no fault in her younger son at all, only comfort and solace, despite his harsh words against his elder brother. Each of his visits became a celebration, marked by the small "store" of modest gifts and treats she diligently and secretly saves up for him.

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5:50

The Mother EP69: "Oh, I will be back again."

Books & Beyond ·

2024/01/04

From time to time, the younger son comes to visit and brings both hope and disappointment to the mother. His carefree nature has changed, and his fierce talks about the troubled times and social injustice puzzle the villagers. Despite his promises to return, he leaves home in secret and in haste each time, coming and going as he wishes, leaving the mother worried and hoping for his return.

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8:51

The Mother EP68: “There are so many things worse than...

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/31

In the aftermath of her daughter's passing, the mother faces the ebb and flow of her own struggles. The compassionate support of her neighbors and cousin's wife offers a glimmer of comfort, yet the weight of her perceived sins casts a shadow on her spirit. Despite the emptiness left by her daughter's absence, the mother finds solace in the everyday presence of her younger son. As time goes on, the mother clings to a newfound inner peace, acknowledging the possibility that, in some mysterious way,

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15:28

The Mother EP67: Aftermath of the loss

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/28

Distraught with her weariness, the mother and her younger son come back to their home. The villagers of the hamlet gather to comfort her, but nothing can ease the pain for the loss of her daughter, and she weeps her heart out. In the aftermath of that day, the mother, physically and emotionally drained, seeks solace in the quiet of her home. Her younger son, worn and weary, finds respite beside her, bringing a semblance of peace to the once tumultuous evening.

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13:50

The Mother EP66: Alas! She has just died today

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/24

The mother and her son finally arrive at the blind daughter's new home in the harsh mountains, only to be met with her dead body. Her husband’s family, looking wild and grubby, denies of ever mistreating her. Overwhelmed with grief, the mother discovers her maid's lifeless body with sorrow and anger. The son urges a hasty departure, as he fears for their own safety if tensions rise. Despite a poor attempt to confront the villagers, the mother reluctantly leaves with her younger son, haunted by heart

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5:44

The Mother EP65: We will take her home

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/21

As the mother and her younger son travel closer to her blind daughter’s new home, she notices the once lovely view of hills changing into stony and barren mountains. They come across two houses on a ridge and was fraught with anticipation and confusion, with the mother searching for her missing maid among unfamiliar faces and thinking of taking her home.

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8:24

The Mother EP64: Enough about marriage!

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/17

Seeing her younger son's life in town, living in a room filled with books, the mother questions him about his unconventional lifestyle and radical ideas of equality. As the two are on their way to visit the blind daughter, the younger son, sworn to secrecy and dreams of freedom, becomes angry with his mother when she suggests marrying him off to bind him to the family.

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5:59

The Mother EP63: I must go to her

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/14

The mother misses her blind daughter and decides to visit her. She is haunted by the separation despite the passage of time and the changing seasons. When her elder son expresses concern about her safety and suggests that she waits until after the harvest, she insists on going immediately with her younger son.

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10:20

The Mother EP62: The young wife’s grief

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/10

It's been 5 years since the elder son's wedding and for some reason the couple has no sign of a child, which makes the emptiness of the family even louder. The two brothers don't quarrel so much these days since they don’t live together, which is counted as a blessing by the mother.

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8:12

The Mother EP61: Emptiness in the house

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/07

The mother has aged and even field work cannot help lift her heavy heart any more after the blind maid has been wed off. Her younger son is also a grown man now, who finds work in town and is seldom home. Whenever he comes home, he brings back the only brightness that lights up all her emptiness.

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11:20

The Mother EP60: The arrangement is set

Books & Beyond ·

2023/12/03

The day has come for the blind girl to be taken to her future husband's house for their wedding. Out of everyone's expectation, however, here comes an old man with a grin who claims to be the uncle of the husband. With the promise already given, the mother is left with no choice but to let him take her daughter.

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12:04

The Mother EP59: Need not be afraid, child.

Books & Beyond ·

2023/11/30

After multiple rounds of illness attacking her mind and body, the mother realizes that her blind daughter would have to be wed, for she cannot take care of her, nor defend for her any longer in the house. The mother reaches out to the match maker, who later finds a household afar that would take the blind maid. Though sorrowful in their hearts, both the mother and the girl know what they have to do.

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7:18

The Mother EP58: You can't tend her forever

Books & Beyond ·

2023/11/26

A match-maker recommends a potential husband for the blind girl, but the mother denies the union once again. Seeing this, the mother's cousin reminds her that there'll come a day when she's too old or weak to guard the blind maid anymore, which puts the mother into deep thought.

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5:41

The Mother EP57: She belongs elsewhere

Books & Beyond ·

2023/11/23

The mother has no intention to wed her blind daughter any time soon, setting herself against her elder son and his wife on this matter. As the son's new wife settles down in the neighborhood, she gets plainer in speech when talking with other women in the hamlet, complaining about the unwed blind maid.

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