480 Codorus Street Surviving Unpredi..., Sandra L. KearseStockton
480 Codorus Street Surviving Unpredi..., Sandra L. KearseStockton
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480 Codorus Street: Surviving Unpredictability

Author: Sandra L. Kearse-Stockton

Narrator: Veleka Gray

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2021


Synopsis

480 Codorus Street is the first book of three. It is an autobiography of the trials and tribulations of a young Negro girl who grew up in York, Pennsylvania in the 1950s and 1960s. This book covers a period of time from Sandra's birth to becoming an adult. It is a story of Sandra Lee Kearse-Stockton's own life of encouragement and heroism. This is not a book of fiction but a book to challenge those who may be at their lowest point and in their darkest place, from domestic violence, sexual assault, and or death, to pull on their inner strength and survive whatever they are going through. Readers, this book tells the story about how America was during that time. Abuse of women and children was almost the norm in black neighborhoods. Men felt that they owned their wives and children; they were property to many men. The police did not intervene on behalf of women and children. They had no defense.

In this book Sandra shares her hidden scars with the reader. She looks back and reflects upon her life, the assumptions she made about her life and her family. How does one draw the line between punishment and abuse, forgiveness and mercy, justice ad fairness? Sandra's struggle to forgive her father is overwhelming to the point that when she hears his name, her anger comes to the forefront of her deepest mental and psychological memories, which forces her to relieve the past abuse that happened at 480 Codorus Street in the 1950s.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sneha on May 07, 2022

480 Codorus Street by Sandra L Kearse Stockton I love reading autobiographies. Recently I got my hands on the autobiography of the author Sandra Lee Kearse-Stockton. The story features Sandra who is the second child of her parents Dot and William. She was born in 1949 in Pennsylvania and grew up in a......more

Goodreads review by Kia on May 11, 2022

480 Codorus Street By Sandra Lee Kearse-Stockton Review: 480 Codorus Street: Surviving Unpredictability penned by Sandra Lee Kearse-Stockton is a nice autobiography. This book has the power to capture the reader's attention from the first page itself. Sandra has described her life in this book, starting......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 06, 2022

Sandra's life was complicated. She came from a large family and a tumultuous as well. From an early age she knew when to avoid her father. He was a long haul truck driver and that kept him away much of the time. Sandra was determined to make her life better. She had goals and ideas she wanted to pur......more

Goodreads review by _sassy_39 on May 07, 2022

"480 Codorus Street: Surviving Unpredictability" is a wonderful autobiography of the author Sandra Lee Kearse-Stockton. Sandra was born in York, Pennsylvania. Her parents Mae and William lived in a beautiful home at 480 Codorus Street at that time. William was rarely at home and Sandra's mother Dot......more

Goodreads review by CarlitasFox on September 15, 2022

A moving and thought provoking story “480 Codorus Street: Surviving Unpredictability” is a thought-provoking and moving autobiography penned by Sandra L. Kearse-Stockton and Karmentrina Schevelle Kearse. Throughout these pages, the authors put into words a dark history of America during the 1950's an......more