Paper Doll

By: Brian W. Peterson

Narrated by: Vic Mignogna

Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Three brothers. One Great Depression. One dreadful yet righteous war. Their lives shifted from a rural northern Minnesota upbringing to going their separate ways: to California, the skies over Germany, and the jungles of Leyte.

Back home, their widowed mother had yet to recover from the loss of the family farm to the Tax Man. Her boys gone, dependent on their income, and haunted by premonitions, she faced the torment of incessant worries.

One brother could not get into the military and settled for the shipyards; two went to war. Depression and war forever altered the Peterson family.

Paper Doll is a true story in novel form, telling the fascinating stories which added to the American tapestry during extraordinary times.

©2021, 2022 Brian W. Peterson (P)2022 Brian W. Peterson

was very good

it pulled at your heart strings, and it was very informational
me and my sister listened to it together. i really liked Conrade and my sister liked Bud. The narrated was very good. it was a great war story

Stories from the past

This book shares the story of the Peterson family centered around WW2, leading up to and during the war. The book is well researched as the author acknowledges. If you're a history buff or interested in WW2, I would recommend you read the book.

A priceless slice of Americana and human spirit

This book is a slow burn in which you don’t realize how attached you’ve become to everyone involved until the blows begin to land and your heart bleeds for them a dozen different times. I was not familiar with the story before.

Fantastic

What a great listen! The narrator kept the story alive and vibrant- I loved this story- would highly recommend this book!

Powerful and Interesting

A creative non-fiction story built on the lives of three brothers during the Great Depression and the War. From rural northern Minnesota, the three brothers plan to escape to the war but only two make it, the other builds the warships. Their mother is homeless thanks to the IRS, penniless and without her sons, she struggles. Their lives are forever changed and not in the way they had hoped.

The author Brian W. Peterson tells the story of the Peterson family and the effects the war, Depression and their choices have on their family. The dialogue is rich with emotions and passion. Peterson reveals life during the war and the lack of choices many families had. The feeling of loss, both physical and emotional are strongly felt. The listener cannot help but feel the mother’s pain and the boy’s anger.

The narrator, Vic Mignogna delivers a strong performance that elicits intense emotions from the listener. His pace is steady and resonates. His voice inflections are smooth and feel natural.

This book takes you intimately into the home and lives of three brothers and their mother during a time of conflict and fear.

The story will stay with you long after the last words are spoken especially if you have a veteran of that war in your family.

There were no issues with the production or quality of this audiobook.