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A Brighter Dawn

By: Leslie Gould
Narrated by: Christina Moore, Stephanie Cozart
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Ivy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a young Mennonite woman, one generation removed from her parents' Old Order Amish upbringing. But when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Ivy's way of life is upended. As she deals with her grief, her sisters' needs, and her Dawdi and Mammi's strict rules, Ivy finds solace in both an upcoming trip to Germany for an international Mennonite youth gathering and in her great-aunt's story about Ivy's great-grandmother's visit to Germany in the late 1930s.

As Ivy grows suspicious that her parents' deaths weren't, in fact, an accident, she gains courage from what she learns of her great-grandmother's time in pre-World War II Germany. With her great-aunt's encouragement and the inspiration of her great-grandmother, Ivy seeks justice for her parents, her sisters, and herself. From the talented pen of bestselling author Leslie Gould comes a powerful and evocative dual-time story partly set on the eve of World War II.

©2023 Leslie Gould (P)2023 Recorded Books
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Great book!

The author did a great job blending a contemporary story with the historical story. It held my attention and not hard to follow.

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This was such a great listen! The narrators both did a wonderful job and the storyline kept me listening!

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What a great listen!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this story! While it is an Amish/Mennonite story it felt more like real people navigating their real world like we all find ourselves doing.
Enjoyed the pre/early WW2 story line as well as the current day storyline. They flowed together seamlessly.
The narration was well done. The different narrators for the different time periods made keeping track of where things were at.
This book had a bit of everything!

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I'd like to trade this in for another book

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