Mazie, Melanie Crowder
Mazie, Melanie Crowder
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Mazie

Author: Melanie Crowder

Narrator: Sandy Rustin

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/23/2021


Synopsis

Mazie has always longed to be on Broadway. But growing up in her small Nebraska town, in 1959, that always seemed like an impossible dream. So when an opportunity presents itself to spend six weeks auditioning, Mazie jumps at the
chance, leaving behind everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

New York City is a shock to the senses: thrilling, but lonely. Auditions are brutal. Mazie’s homesick and she misses the boyfriend whose heart she broke when she left.

Nothing is as she expected.

With money running out, and faced with too many rejections to count, Mazie is more determined than ever to land a role. But when she discovers that booking a job might mean losing sight of herself, everything Mazie always thought she
wanted is called into question.

About Melanie Crowder

Melanie Crowder lives on the Colorado Front Range, where she is a writer and educator. She teaches English to non-native-English-speaking students at her local school and holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Raven on June 18, 2021

Thank you to Penguinteen Canada for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed the story of Mazie. My favourite part of the story was the atmosphere and the late 50s early 60s vibe that was present throughout the story. Mazie has a character was also very interesting. I r......more

Goodreads review by Sophie's Reading Corner on July 03, 2021

3.5 STARS This book was the classic fight that a girl from a small town has to give as an aspiring actress. She wants to move into New York and work at Broadway. She has big dreams that may be too big for her small city. However, our heroine has to face many rejections, along with heartbreak, as she......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on February 22, 2021

In 1950’s Nebraska, Mazie dreams of Broadway. But to follow her dreams, she’ll have to leave behind Jesse, the boy she loves who dreams of a career as a rocket scientist, but has accepted that his destiny is to run the family farm. Mazie doesn’t want a life as a farm wife, and runs off to NYC days b......more

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer on July 18, 2024

I really wanted this book to be fun - a small town girl travelling to New York in the 1950s, trying to start her career on Broadway's big stages. This story was so depressing though? Grieving the death of a close family member and the loss of a relationship, then the constant rejections just made th......more

Goodreads review by Adina on November 03, 2021

annoying theater kid representation......more