Unabridged Audiobook
Chasing Eleanor is historical fiction as well as an inspiring tale of overcoming trauma and hardship. I felt like I was there with Magnolia as she navigated her stressful teenage life during the Depression years. Chaput’s prose, “different shades of despair” beautifully described the hopelessness felt during the Depression-era and Magnolia’s childhood traumas. The story of Eleanor Roosevelt was a theme throughout the book that turned into a metaphor, as Magnolia learned to find her inner “Eleanor.” Chaput’s story illustrates that trauma inhibits believing Eleanor’s inspiration that “Everything that happens to us teaches us to be strong.” Magnolia’s story is one many survivors of trauma will identify with and be inspired by.
The narrator did a. beautiful job with this story
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