Dawn OHara, The Girl Who Laughed

019 - A Turn Of The Wheel

10 min · 17. feb. 2026
episode 019 - A Turn Of The Wheel cover

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In Edna Ferbers debut novel, Dawn O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, we meet Dawn, a weary newspaperwoman from New York who finds herself back in her Michigan hometown on the advice of her doctor. After years of living in boarding houses and supporting her brilliant yet mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, Dawn feels like a shadow of her former self at just twenty-eight. With the loving support of her sister Norah and the charming attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, she begins to reclaim her zest for life. Securing a newspaper job in Milwaukee opens the door to new adventures and friendships. Yet, the haunting presence of her husband in a mental hospital looms large, leaving Dawn to question whether she will ever be free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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021 - Happiness

In Edna Ferbers debut novel, Dawn O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, we meet Dawn, a weary newspaperwoman from New York who finds herself back in her Michigan hometown on the advice of her doctor. After years of living in boarding houses and supporting her brilliant yet mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, Dawn feels like a shadow of her former self at just twenty-eight. With the loving support of her sister Norah and the charming attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, she begins to reclaim her zest for life. Securing a newspaper job in Milwaukee opens the door to new adventures and friendships. Yet, the haunting presence of her husband in a mental hospital looms large, leaving Dawn to question whether she will ever be free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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episode 020 - Blackie's Vacation Comes artwork

020 - Blackie's Vacation Comes

In Edna Ferbers debut novel, Dawn O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, we meet Dawn, a weary newspaperwoman from New York who finds herself back in her Michigan hometown on the advice of her doctor. After years of living in boarding houses and supporting her brilliant yet mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, Dawn feels like a shadow of her former self at just twenty-eight. With the loving support of her sister Norah and the charming attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, she begins to reclaim her zest for life. Securing a newspaper job in Milwaukee opens the door to new adventures and friendships. Yet, the haunting presence of her husband in a mental hospital looms large, leaving Dawn to question whether she will ever be free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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episode 019 - A Turn Of The Wheel artwork

019 - A Turn Of The Wheel

In Edna Ferbers debut novel, Dawn O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, we meet Dawn, a weary newspaperwoman from New York who finds herself back in her Michigan hometown on the advice of her doctor. After years of living in boarding houses and supporting her brilliant yet mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, Dawn feels like a shadow of her former self at just twenty-eight. With the loving support of her sister Norah and the charming attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, she begins to reclaim her zest for life. Securing a newspaper job in Milwaukee opens the door to new adventures and friendships. Yet, the haunting presence of her husband in a mental hospital looms large, leaving Dawn to question whether she will ever be free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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episode 018 - Peter Orme artwork

018 - Peter Orme

In Edna Ferbers debut novel, Dawn O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, we meet Dawn, a weary newspaperwoman from New York who finds herself back in her Michigan hometown on the advice of her doctor. After years of living in boarding houses and supporting her brilliant yet mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, Dawn feels like a shadow of her former self at just twenty-eight. With the loving support of her sister Norah and the charming attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, she begins to reclaim her zest for life. Securing a newspaper job in Milwaukee opens the door to new adventures and friendships. Yet, the haunting presence of her husband in a mental hospital looms large, leaving Dawn to question whether she will ever be free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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episode 017 - The Shadow Of Terror artwork

017 - The Shadow Of Terror

In Edna Ferbers debut novel, Dawn O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, we meet Dawn, a weary newspaperwoman from New York who finds herself back in her Michigan hometown on the advice of her doctor. After years of living in boarding houses and supporting her brilliant yet mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, Dawn feels like a shadow of her former self at just twenty-eight. With the loving support of her sister Norah and the charming attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, she begins to reclaim her zest for life. Securing a newspaper job in Milwaukee opens the door to new adventures and friendships. Yet, the haunting presence of her husband in a mental hospital looms large, leaving Dawn to question whether she will ever be free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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