Books at Bedtime by Calming Anxiety - Regret - by Kate Chopin

Regret by Kate Chopin — A Calming Bedtime Story for Sleep & Insomnia | Books at Bedtime



If sleep feels far away tonight, let Kate Chopin's Regret carry you there. Tonight's Books at Bedtime story follows Mamzelle Aurélie, a solitary farm woman who never married, as she's unexpectedly left to care for four small children, and slowly discovers what she's missed, read gently to ease you toward sleep.



This is a Calming Anxiety production, read by host Martin Hewlett as part of our nightly Books at Bedtime and Coffee Break for the Soul series of classic story readings for insomnia and relaxation.

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Written in 1894 and first published in Century magazine in 1895, Regret later appeared in Chopin's collection A Night in Acadie and is now in the public domain in the US. Let Mamzelle Aurélie's quiet Louisiana evening settle around you, and let your own thoughts soften as hers do.



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