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Secret Places of the Heart

Richard Hardy, a member of the British gentry, tries to resolve problems in his marriage as he travels with a psychiatrist. The book is to a great extent autobiographical. H. G. had read some brilliantly composed articles by a writer who wrote under the name Rebecca West. In one piece she called H. G. "pseudo-scientific." He contacted her and asked what she meant. When they met for lunch, it was the beginning of a very intense and volatile relationship. Soon she was pregnant, so he divided his time between her and his wife Jane with their two sons. After World War I, Rebecca became more demanding. She wanted him to divorce Jane. Finally, in 1923 Wells told Rebecca she should either get serious about her writing or break off their relationship. The criticism stung her. After a speaking tour in the U.S., she returned newly independent, and the two went their separate ways. In this novel H. G. based the character Martin on Rebecca, who both mesmerized and repelled him. (Summary by Bill Boerst)

Year of Publication: 1922Genres: Published 1900 onward

Running Time: 7 hours 24 minutes 07 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	01 - Ch First Sec 1-2 A. J. Carroll	13:18
2	02 - Ch First Sec 3-4 A. J. Carroll	15:25
3	03 - Ch Second, Ch Third Sec 1 Jacquerie	22:38
4	04 - Ch Third Sec 2-3, Ch Fourth Sec 1 Jacquerie	17:05
5	05 - Ch Fourth Sec 2-3 MostafaRazavi	21:40
6	06 - Ch Fourth Sec 4-6 Mike Pelton	24:09
7	07 - Ch Fourth Sec 7-8 Mike Pelton	33:54
8	08 - Ch Fifth Sec 1-2 Mike Pelton	19:26
9	09 - Ch Fifth Sec 3-4 Christopher Maust	12:30
10	10 - Ch Fifth Sec 5, Ch Sixth Sec 1 Christopher Maust	14:37
11	11 - Ch Sixth Sec 2-3 KarlHenning	19:00
12	12 - Ch Sixth Sec 4-5 DannyHauger	17:13
13	13 - Ch Sixth Sec 6 Matthew Wall	16:43
14	14 - Ch Seventh Sec 1-3 Matthew Wall	19:42
15	15 - Ch Seventh Sec 4-6 KarlHenning	15:58
16	16 - Ch Seventh Sec 7-8 KarlHenning	27:16
17	17 - Ch Seventh Sec 9-11, Ch Eighth Sec 1 L D Hamilton	24:35
18	18 - Ch Eighth Sec 2-4 KarlHenning	17:34
19	19 - Ch Eighth Sec 5-6 L D Hamilton	28:45
20	20 - Ch Eighth Sec 7-8, Ch Ninth Sec 1 L D Hamilton	20:12
21	21 - Ch Ninth Sec 2-4 L D Hamilton	16:31
22	22 - Ch Ninth Sec 5-8 L D Hamilton	25:56