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The Hills of Refuge: A Novel

Author
William Harben
Read by
Finian Silverwood
Language
English
Length
10 hours 5 minutes
ISBN
9781836100652
Published
13 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • family conflict
  • alcoholism
  • financial struggle
  • redemption
  • sacrifice
  • sibling relationships
  • moral dilemmas
  • emotional turmoil
  • loyalty
  • personal responsibility

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The Browne family's bonds strain under money troubles and Charles's alcoholism until sacrifice and guilt push him toward a painful leaving. Harben's story of duty, ruin, and the search for refuge. Spoken as when kinship still asks who pays when a brother cannot stop falling.

Author

William Harben (1858–1919) mapped the emotional weather of rural Georgia — novels of land, loyalty, and the hard bargains of family life in a changing South. He wrote with an insider's affection for mountain and plantation communities, and with a clear eye for rivalry, redemption, and the cost of pride.

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