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The Village of Youth

Author
Bessie Hatton
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
2 hours 31 minutes
ISBN
9781802569117
Published
2 October 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
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In The Village of Youth, Bessie Hatton crafts a poignant tale set in a secluded English hamlet where innocence, idealism, and youthful dreams flourish. Amidst idyllic landscapes, a group of young villagers grapple with love, duty, and the tension between tradition and modernity. When an outsider arrives with radical ideas, long-held beliefs are challenged, forcing each character to confront their desires and the cost of change. Hatton’s lyrical prose explores the fleeting nature of youth and the enduring power of community, weaving a timeless meditation on growing up without losing one’s spirit.

Author

Bessie Hatton (1867–1938) was an English writer, suffragist, and campaigner associated with the women's movement and late Victorian literary culture. Her fiction, including A Christmas Rose and Other Stories and The Village of Youth, combines moral purpose with the charm of period storytelling.

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