Joy of Life (Joie de Vivre), Book Twelve of Rougon-Macquart Cycle

Read by Mark Leder

In the town of Bonneville, in Normandy, everybody seems to be against Pauline Quenu. Mme. Canteau, her son Lazare, all the townspeople! But Pauline remains a beacon of optimism. - Summary by Mark Leder

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queue_music Chapters 33

1 00 - Preface 8:56
2 01 - Chapter One, Part One 24:35
3 02 - Chapter One, Part Two 19:11
4 03 - Chapter One, Part Three 28:51
5 04 - Chapter Two, Part One 22:09
6 05 - Chapter Two, Part Two 16:15
7 06 - Chapter Two, Part Three 37:51
8 07 - Chapter Three, Part One 32:03
9 08 - Chapter Three, Part Two 32:59
10 09 - Chapter Three, Part Three 26:55
11 10 - Chapter Four, Part One 28:47
12 11 - Chapter Four, Part Two 29:49
13 12 - Chapter Four, Part Three 31:47
14 13 - Chapter Five, Part One 32:01
15 14 - Chapter Five, Part Two 19:56
16 15 - Chapter Five, Part Three 14:45
17 16 - Chapter Six, Part One 27:54
18 17 - Chapter Six, Part Two 25:06
19 18 - Chapter Six, Part Three 40:48
20 19 - Chapter Seven, Part One 30:03
21 20 - Chapter Seven, Part Two 31:55
22 21 - Chapter Seven, Part Three 28:30
23 22 - Chapter Eight, Part One 29:43
24 23 - Chapter Eight, Part Two 30:28
25 24 - Chapter Eight, Part Three 29:45
26 25 - Chapter Nine, Part One 31:59
27 26 - Chapter Nine, Part Two 20:18
28 27 - Chapter Nine, Part Three 23:11
29 28 - Chapter Ten, Part One 16:54
30 29 - Chapter Ten, Part Two 19:00
31 30 - Chapter Eleven, Part One 21:54
32 31 - Chapter Eleven, Part Two 15:41
33 32 - Chapter Eleven, Part Three 24:37