Stella, Josh Dygert
Stella, Josh Dygert
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Stella

Author: Josh Dygert

Narrator: Desmond Manny

Unabridged: 1 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2020


Synopsis

Stella knew the names of the stars before she knew her alphabet. Although Stella’s mother disappeared when she was too small to remember, she grows up happy beneath bright Indiana stars in the small town of Torrance with her father, her dog, and her best friend.When a meteor lands in her father’s cornfields, Stella and her father run after the fallen star. Stella watches as her father touches the star. The moment he does, he disappears in a flash of golden starlight. Stella never sees her father again.From that moment on, Stella is terrified of the stars she always loved. She leaves Torrance, her dog, and her best friend only to discover that the truth she needs is still in Torrance. As a total eclipse approaches, Stella must find the courage to face her stars.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on January 10, 2021

Friedrich lives in Choulex near Geneva with his heavy drinker mother and wealthy father who imports velvet. As he grows up he becomes impressed with what he perceives as Nazi strength especially as he sees himself as ‘small’. In January 1942 he goes to Berlin ostensibly to attend art school but in r......more

Goodreads review by NILTON on June 24, 2021

Goodness… what to say? This is a fiction work inspired by the true life of Stella Goldschlag, and she is the only real character. I can’t tell anything about her without spoiling. Personally, I have never heard of her. Anyways… during the first 30% I was mesmerized and completely hooked. It was so str......more

Goodreads review by Olaf on February 06, 2019

Egal wie viele Kontroversen dieser Roman von Takis Würger auch ausgelöst hat, für mich hat er das Thema Judenverfolgung im dritten Reich mit "Stella" sehr gut umgesetzt und lässt die Protagonistin hier von geheimnisvoll bis unheimlich erscheinen.......more

Goodreads review by Kuszma on June 30, 2020

Kellemetlen könyv. Mert olyan kérdéseket tesz fel, amelyekre nem tud válaszolni - mert nem lehet rájuk válaszolni. Hogy a hallgatás jobb-e, vagy a hazugság. Hogy a hallgatás jobb-e, vagy az igazság. Hogy kitartani valaki mellett meddig erény, és mikortól bűn. Stella és Fritz 1942-ben, Berlinben talá......more

Goodreads review by _Leselust_ on January 11, 2019

Meine Meinung zum neuen Roman Stella Die drei Erzählebenen Die Geschichte um Stella und Friedrich wird auf drei Erzählebenen geschildert. Zum einen gibt es am Anfang jedes Kapitels, die die 12 Monate im Jahr 1942 darstellen, eine Einordnung des Zeitgeschehens durch eine kurze historische Einordnung mit......more