The Co-Citizens

Corra Harris’s The Co-Citizens is a lively, perceptive novel that captures the tangled social life of a small Southern town on the cusp of change. When the quiet widow Sarah Hayden Mosely dies, ordinary routines and genteel assumptions begin to unravel, revealing the town’s petty rivalries, political ambitions, and fragile codes of femininity. Set in the early 20th century, Harris blends gentle satire with warm empathy to examine class, gender roles, and civic life in a tight-knit community. Her keen eye for dialogue and domestic detail animates a cast of characters whose private longings and public poses illuminate wider social shifts in the Progressive Era South. Themes of duty, reputation, and the public role of women thread through the narrative, making The Co-Citizens both a comic study of manners and a thoughtful historical portrait. A winning choice for listeners who enjoy classic Southern fiction, social satire, and historically grounded character studies, this audiobook will appeal to fans of literary period pieces and anyone drawn to nuanced portrayals of community, gender, and change.