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From the Ashes
- My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
- Written by: Jesse Thistle
- Narrated by: Jesse Thistle
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 298
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Story5 out of 5 stars 271
In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high-school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually, the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye-opening and riveting
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-10-14
- From the Ashes
- My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
- Written by: Jesse Thistle
- Narrated by: Jesse Thistle
Eye-opening and riveting
Reviewed: 2019-10-14
A must-read for anybody who thinks they’ve been stuck with a hopeless lot in life — From the Ashes is equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring, a harrowing journey from start to finish that’s impossible to put down. Jesse’s life is one we all can learn something from,
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