Chasing North Star, Heidi McCrary
Chasing North Star, Heidi McCrary
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Chasing North Star
A Novel

Author: Heidi McCrary

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2023

Synopsis

Germany, 1940. While struggling to survive at an orphanage, young Didi crosses paths with a rebellious, quirky girl who will either help her escape a life of abuse and uncertainty or lead her down an even darker path.Fast-forward to 1970. With help from a worn leather journal, another young girl learns the story of Didi, who escaped war-torn Germany for a better life in America—except her life didn’t turn out as expected. The stories of these two girls intertwine and eventually collide one Christmas night when Didi, all grown up, finally remembers the secret she buried long ago.Chasing North Star is a bittersweet coming-of-age tale, looking back at a time when four free-range siblings, cigarettes in hand, roamed the streets ’til sunrise and hid from a gun-toting, mentally ill mother who couldn’t help herself. Stingray bicycles, transistor radios, and late nights in the cemetery—just another day in Alamo. That is, until the youngest sibling stumbles upon Didi’s story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzy on October 02, 2020

Ok guys, this wasn't an easy read for me. I had to put the book down many times because reading this story weighed heavy on my heart. But it is a story that must be read because Chasing North Star sheds so much light on how mental illness was perceived in the 1970's and the effect it had on a family......more

Goodreads review by LeAnn on October 07, 2020

Loved this book! A heartbreaking story for more than one generation in this family. Some of the book takes place in 1970 when a trip to McDonalds rivaled the excitement of world travel. Life in a small town where kids roam the nights not to cause trouble, but to stay safe. So well written. One of my......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on October 08, 2020

*3.5 stars/5* Thank you to @booksparks for gifting me this book in my Indie Book Box! This book explores mental health and the impact it can have on a family in the 1970’s. Told from the youngest child’s perspective, we alternate between seeing flashbacks of the mother’s life in the 1940’s in Germany......more

Goodreads review by Katy on March 27, 2023

This book was heartbreaking to read. Love is so complex! I am from the area that this book takes place so it was fun to recognize places they went.......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on September 28, 2020

This is a good book but at the same time a hard one to read. Due to the fact that it features mental health illness. Sad because of the effects that someone's illness can play out with loved ones. That person may not intend to hurt their loved ones but they can't help it. Causing a sort of ripple ef......more

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