The Gin Palace

Released: December 7, 2006
Length: 6 hrs 53 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Gervaise Macquart faces numerous hardships as she strives to build a better life for herself and her children after being abandoned by her lover. Her hopes for stability are challenged by her husband's drinking and surprises from her past, leading to a series of tragic events. As the seventh novel in Zola's renowned Rougon-Macquart series, it features a deeply sympathetic heroine and highlights the struggles of her pursuit of respectability.

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