Gooseberries

Nikolai Ivanich has never reconciled himself to life in the city and makes plans to acquire enough money to buy a small estate where he can grow gooseberries, a symbol in his mind of happy life in the countryside. He saves every penny and spends his days dreaming of the future estate: where the main building will be located, ducks swimming in a pond, and where the gooseberry bushes will be planted. His brother sees it as an escape from reality and an unnecessary limitation. Read in English, unabridged.

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a short glimpse of the past

I enjoyed this, it's told simply but there's plenty to imagine, well narrated and added sound effects of rain feels like you're there listening to the old man tell his story.