All We Thought We Knew
Michelle Shocklee
She was so sure she knew her family’s story . . . Now she wonders if she was wrong about all of it.
1969. When Mattie Taylor’s twin brother was killed in Vietnam, she lost her best friend and the only person who really understood her. Now, news that her mother is dying sends Mattie back home, despite blaming her father for Mark’s death. Mama’s last wish is that Mattie would read some old letters stored in a trunk, from people Mattie doesn’t even know. Mama insists they hold the answers Mattie is looking for.
1942. Ava Delaney is picking up the pieces of her life following her husband’s death at Pearl Harbor. Living with her mother-in-law on a secluded farm in Tennessee is far different than the life Ava imagined when she married only a few short months ago. Desperate to get out of the house, Ava seeks work at a nearby military base, where she soon discovers the American government is housing Germans who they have classified as enemy aliens. As Ava works to process legal documents for the military, she crosses paths with Gunther Schneider, a German who is helping care for wounded soldiers. Ava questions why a man as gentle and kind as Gunther should be forced to live in the internment camp, and as they become friends, her sense of the injustice grows . . . as do her feelings for him. Faced with the possibility of losing Gunther, Ava must choose whether loving someone deemed the enemy is a risk worth taking, even if it means being ostracized by all those around her.
In the midst of pain and loss two women must come face-to-face with their own assumptions about what they thought they knew about themselves and others. What they discover will lead to a far greater appreciation of their own legacies and the love of those dearest to them.
Duration - 35m.
Author - Michelle Shocklee.
Narrator - Caroline Hewitt.
Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Michelle Shocklee
Caroline Hewitt
Tyndale House Publishers
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
She was so sure she knew her family’s story . . . Now she wonders if she was wrong about all of it. 1969. When Mattie Taylor’s twin brother was killed in Vietnam, she lost her best friend and the only person who really understood her. Now, news that her mother is dying sends Mattie back home, despite blaming her father for Mark’s death. Mama’s last wish is that Mattie would read some old letters stored in a trunk, from people Mattie doesn’t even know. Mama insists they hold the answers Mattie is looking for. 1942. Ava Delaney is picking up the pieces of her life following her husband’s death at Pearl Harbor. Living with her mother-in-law on a secluded farm in Tennessee is far different than the life Ava imagined when she married only a few short months ago. Desperate to get out of the house, Ava seeks work at a nearby military base, where she soon discovers the American government is housing Germans who they have classified as enemy aliens. As Ava works to process legal documents for the military, she crosses paths with Gunther Schneider, a German who is helping care for wounded soldiers. Ava questions why a man as gentle and kind as Gunther should be forced to live in the internment camp, and as they become friends, her sense of the injustice grows . . . as do her feelings for him. Faced with the possibility of losing Gunther, Ava must choose whether loving someone deemed the enemy is a risk worth taking, even if it means being ostracized by all those around her. In the midst of pain and loss two women must come face-to-face with their own assumptions about what they thought they knew about themselves and others. What they discover will lead to a far greater appreciation of their own legacies and the love of those dearest to them. Duration - 35m. Author - Michelle Shocklee. Narrator - Caroline Hewitt. Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:16:54
Dedication
Duration:00:15:09
Epigraph
Duration:00:20:05
Prologue
Duration:00:50:43
Chapter 1: Mattie
Duration:23:18:46
Chapter 2: Gunther
Duration:16:40:03
Chapter 3: Mattie
Duration:24:14:20
Chapter 4: Ava
Duration:21:55:09
Chapter 5: Mattie
Duration:19:43:17
Chapter 6: Gunther
Duration:21:55:01
Chapter 7: Mattie
Duration:20:05:22
Chapter 8: Ava
Duration:17:48:43
Chapter 9: Mattie
Duration:22:01:36
Chapter 10: Ava
Duration:15:17:54
Chapter 11: Mattie
Duration:21:57:43
Chapter 12: Gunther
Duration:15:59:26
Chapter 13: Mattie
Duration:32:16:15
Chapter 14: Ava
Duration:17:33:46
Chapter 15: Mattie
Duration:15:07:00
Chapter 16: Gunther
Duration:12:43:15
Chapter 17: Mattie
Duration:20:49:02
Chapter 18: Ava
Duration:19:30:23
Chapter 19: Mattie
Duration:20:24:59
Chapter 20: Gunther
Duration:11:46:56
Chapter 21: Ava
Duration:11:07:02
Chapter 22: Mattie
Duration:30:38:49
Chapter 23: Gunther
Duration:12:38:11
Chapter 24: Ava
Duration:13:56:06
Chapter 25: Mattie
Duration:23:13:14
Chapter 26: Ava
Duration:06:07:03
Chapter 27: Gunther
Duration:21:27:39
Chapter 28: Mattie
Duration:18:27:20
Chapter 29: Gunther
Duration:11:53:34
Chapter 30: Ava
Duration:09:45:19
Chapter 31: Mattie
Duration:16:29:25
Chapter 32: Gunther
Duration:11:19:06
Chapter 33: Mattie
Duration:11:55:16
Chapter 34: Ava
Duration:08:08:58
Chapter 35: Mattie
Duration:06:51:35
Chapter 36: Ava
Duration:03:27:12
Chapter 37: Mattie
Duration:08:14:30
Epilogue: Mattie
Duration:05:38:53
Ending Credits
Duration:00:24:24