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Silent Star
Silent Star
Silent Star
Audiobook3 hours

Silent Star

Written by Tracie Peterson

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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CBA best-selling author and award-winning novelist, Tracie Peterson pens the tale of Andy Gilbert, a telegram delivery boy. During World War II, many of the young men of Haven, Pennsylvania are fighting in Europe. But still in town, Andy must find the strength to bring the news of the dead to their families. Through the compassion of an older widow and the love of God, Andy finds hope in the midst of devastation.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 11, 2008
ISBN9781449803353
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Tracie Peterson

Bestselling author Tracie Peterson has written more than ninety novels and was the recipient of the 2011 ACFW Lifetime Achievement Award. Her stories resonate with both her passion for history and flair for adventure. Tracie and her family live in Montana.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    What a sweet story of coming together during hard times and trusting God to answer prayers in His perfect timing. Loved it. ❤️
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Two lonely, hurting persons find each other in the midst of a war-saddened era in American history. What a beautifully written story. This author delves into the psyche of human nature, that when people hurt, they hurt others. Sometimes they don't even realize they are dumping their hurt on someone else until a turn of events brings it to their attention. Andy Gilbert was a young man who lived alone in his parents' house. His mother had recently died of cancer and he missed her. When his father died earlier in a car accident, Andy had had to quit school to earn a living and take care of his mother. He became a telegram delivery boy. At a time when all his friends and schoolmates had gone off to fight in the Great War (WWII), he was forced to stay home, classified as 4F because of a painful foot injury. However, the physical pain was nothing compared to the change of attitudes the townspeople of this small Pennsylvania village had toward him. Sometimes his telegrams brought bad news to families with sons, cousins, and nephews at war. So now he was avoided and shunned, and superstition overtook small town closeness. It was a sad plight all the delivery boys shared. But none felt it as strongly as Andy did. He was truly alone.Estella Nelson was a widow who had moved in with her mother after her husband's untimely and sudden death 10 years ago. Now that her mother had passed on, she had moved back to her hometown. One day she came across a young man who was obviously distressed, grieving at his parents' graves. This chance meeting became the beginning of a deep friendship where each fulfilled a need the other had for acceptance and companionship. All wrapped together is the poignancy, the tragedy and meanness of human loss and sadness, the Christmas spirit in the true sense of the word, and victory in overcoming such human frailty. The very claim that God has overcome the pain in the world is encapsulated in this holiday short story. If Christmas means even the slightest bit of loneliness and sadness to you, I think you will experience the essence of God's love while reading this book. I highly recommend it.