The Scavenger's Daughters
Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters: Book #1
- By: Kay Bratt
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Description
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole lives would change.” — Buddha. Coming of age during China’s Cultural Revolution, Benfu survived the cruel years, but he did not emerge unscathed. The Scavenger’s Daughters is the story of Benfu and his beloved wife Calli, chronicling their attempts to build a life in the turmoil and aftermath of Maoist China. At the heart of their struggle lies the pain of losing their only child. To fill the terrible hole in their lives, they take in abandoned girls — the unwanted “weeds” — as their own, lovingly caring for them as flowers in a garden. Linnea, the oldest of the scavenger’s daughters, embarks on a struggle of her own, as she falls in love with the son of a wealthy family. Inspired by a true story, this poetic tale of modern-day China chronicles Benfu and Calli as they turn their path of hardship into a beautiful field of flowers.
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Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Series
The Scavenger's Daughters
By: Kay Bratt
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole lives would change.” — Buddha. Coming of age during China’s Cultural Revolution, Benfu survived the cruel years, but he did not emerge unscathed. The Scavenger’s Daughters is the story of Benfu and his beloved wife Calli, chronicling their attempts to build a life in the... Read more »
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Tangled Vines
By: Kay Bratt
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
The pain of China’s Cultural Revolution well behind them, Benfu and his treasured Calla Lily are content in their old age surrounded by their family of adopted daughters. Once abandoned, the girls are now cherished members of the Zheng family. Yet there remains an emptiness in their hearts: their only biological daughter, Dahlia, was abducted as... Read more »
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Bitter Winds
By: Kay Bratt
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The third audiobook of the Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, Bitter Winds follows the saga of Chinese couple Benfu and Calli, and the abandoned young women in their care.
Even after a decade of pain, Ivy remains closely tethered to Lily—her blind twin sister—and haunted by her mother’s admission the night their home burned, almost taking... Read more »
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Red Skies
By: Kay Bratt
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
In the fourth book of the Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, the fates of three people who’ve never met converge in profound and unexpected ways.
Mari, the daughter of the town scavenger, grew up knowing hardship, but she never could have anticipated the struggles that now face her as an adult. Feeling alone and isolated, she dreams of a... Read more »
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The Palest Ink
By: Kay Bratt
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 12 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A sheltered son from an intellectual family in Shanghai, Benfu spends 1966 anticipating a promising violinist career and an arranged marriage. On the other side of town lives Pony Boy, a member of a lower-class family—but Benfu’s best friend all the same. Their futures look different but guaranteed…until they’re faced with a perilous opportunity... Read more »
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