Books & Beyond China Plus
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Books & Beyond is a new podcast that finds good reads for you from a world of fascinating stories, one at a time. The shows will take you to China and other amazing places that might open up new doors in your life. Here at Books & Beyond, we believe our lives are enriched with nourishing reads, no matter where and how old you are. Find your next favorite audio adventure with Books & Beyond, for free.
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The Mother EP82: Finale - A newborn hope
While the mother is still weeping, her elder son runs to her with the news that his son, the grandson the mother has always dreamed of having, has arrived. At last, there is new hope for the family and for the mother.
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The Mother EP81: Weep for her life
They arrive back home after the execution later that morning, and the mother asks her elder son to take her out behind the hamlet to the old grave to weep. As the mother grieves the loss of her younger son, she sinks into the earth and all past sorrows flash through her mind.
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The Mother EP80: The Execution 2
When the young prisoners are brought out, the mother spots her younger son in the crowd and rushes toward him. But he is tied to another bold young woman who pulls the frightened younger son away from the mother while singing aloud their great cause as they walk towards their death.
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The Mother EP79: The Execution 1
The mother decides to go to town and witness for herself her younger son's execution. Her elder son and the cousin's son are with her and they wait together outside the jail's gate for that dreadful moment.
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The Mother EP78: He who must die 2
In desperation, the mother talks about trading their land for more money to save the younger son, still thinking that money is the issue and the jail keeper won't let his son go because they are poor. But her elder son refuses to sell the land, which is now his land. After all, he is soon to become a father of his own child.
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The Mother EP77: He who must die 1
The elder son and his cousin relate to the mother all that they saw and heard in town earlier that day.