By Way of the Wilderness
Pansy
Read by TriciaG
Wayne Pierson can’t remember a time when his life was easy. Enemies in the form of a stepmother and stepbrother have come between Wayne and his father, and now he is without a home. His one ally is his Aunt Crete, but even she can't be told everything. Wayne can never forgive the people who made his life a misery. But with his heart so full of bitterness, can there ever be room in his heart for Christ - or for real, pure love?
Some people, it seems, must go through life "by way of the wilderness" - through the really difficult paths, until they learn their own inadequacy and the pride is subdued, so that they can finally embrace the God they so need. - Summary by TriciaG
NOTE: The emotional abuse portrayed in the first few chapters of this story may be disturbing to regular listeners of Pansy. (9 hr 47 min)
Chapters
| Revelations | 22:16 | Read by TriciaG |
| He Meant to Be Good | 19:19 | Read by TriciaG |
| "If Only --" | 19:57 | Read by TriciaG |
| A Crisis | 21:41 | Read by TriciaG |
| Apologies | 19:32 | Read by TriciaG |
| Enid | 20:14 | Read by TriciaG |
| A Fateful Letter | 21:58 | Read by TriciaG |
| The "Upper Deestrict" | 19:55 | Read by TriciaG |
| "I might be a Fool" | 18:47 | Read by TriciaG |
| "Wayne Lorimer Pierson" | 18:08 | Read by TriciaG |
| "Bethune Breckinridge Armitage" | 19:56 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Way Out | 22:51 | Read by TriciaG |
| Progress, and Problems | 21:00 | Read by TriciaG |
| "Sarah" | 21:08 | Read by TriciaG |
| "Do you really mean it?" | 22:43 | Read by TriciaG |
| A Counterfeiter's State of Mind | 21:48 | Read by TriciaG |
| Educating a Conscience | 20:04 | Read by TriciaG |
| Conscience Salve | 21:22 | Read by TriciaG |
| "Who is Sarah Jane?" | 22:31 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Demands of Decency | 23:24 | Read by TriciaG |
| Whither? | 19:50 | Read by TriciaG |
| A Land Not Inhabited | 20:37 | Read by TriciaG |
| "I will fear no Evil" | 21:13 | Read by TriciaG |
| A Weary Way | 21:33 | Read by TriciaG |
| "All that is left of him" | 22:10 | Read by TriciaG |
| By the Way of Peace | 19:52 | Read by TriciaG |
| "The Lord thy God hath led thee" | 20:20 | Read by TriciaG |
| "By a way that they know not" | 23:47 | Read by TriciaG |
Reviews
Interesting Characters
Phxjennifer
Pride, stubbornness, incomplete communication and a somewhat confused sense of honor all combine to damage 3 families. It's a refreshing change from Pansy's frequent emphasis on the Temperance movement. (BTW, I really think the trigger warning in the synopsis was overdone. There was no physical abuse, and no deliberate emotional abuse from any of the adults in the story. )
lovely
vgubrud
I normally don't listen to audio books but i gave them a chance through this recording and loved it.
Jae elless
oh my, I loved this book, the lord works in mysterious ways