The Bagpipers by George Sand audiobook.

Genre: romance

Told as a remembered tale shared during long winter work nights in the French countryside, The Bagpipers follows Etienne Depardieu, nicknamed Tiennet, as he looks back on the restless years of his youth in Berry. From the first days of catechism and village festivals, Tiennet is bound to two people who will shape his life: his sharp-minded cousin Brulette, and Joseph Picot, the withdrawn boy raised under the same roof who seems slow to everyone except those who notice how fiercely he listens to music. As the three grow older, the harmless rivalries of adolescence harden into something more dangerous. Joseph is drawn toward the secretive world of master bagpipers and wandering musicians across the border in Bourbonnais, where tradition is guarded like a craft and jealousy can turn violent. Tiennet, torn between loyalty and envy, follows the pull of friendship and love into a landscape of forests, fairs, and roadside inns, where every meeting is measured by honor, reputation, and song. Rich with folk customs and the sound of pipes in the night, Sand's novel explores how passion - for music, for belonging, for a person - can test even the oldest bonds.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:50) Chapter 01

(00:33:06) Chapter 02

(00:55:18) Chapter 03

(01:05:02) Chapter 04

(01:27:03) Chapter 05

(01:44:01) Chapter 06

(02:04:30) Chapter 07

(02:25:55) Chapter 08

(02:33:24) Chapter 09

(02:42:58) Chapter 10

(03:02:32) Chapter 11

(03:23:13) Chapter 12

(03:41:43) Chapter 13

(04:02:23) Chapter 14

(04:25:08) Chapter 15

(04:45:31) Chapter 16

(05:07:32) Chapter 17

(05:29:23) Chapter 18

(05:49:01) Chapter 19

(06:06:54) Chapter 20

(06:24:40) Chapter 21

(06:42:18) Chapter 22

(07:02:05) Chapter 23

(07:22:24) Chapter 24

(07:43:51) Chapter 25

(07:54:34) Chapter 26

(08:18:49) Chapter 27

(08:30:16) Chapter 28

(08:51:12) Chapter 29

(09:12:12) Chapter 30

(09:33:27) Chapter 31

(09:55:07) Chapter 32

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