June Healy Heidt has turned the daily struggles and hardships of life during the Great Depression into an inspiring and engaging memoir about overcoming obstacles. She chronicles both the upheaval and the amazing changes that characterized life in the United States during the twentieth century.
When Heidt was just two years old, her father abandoned her along with her sister and her pregnant mother, forcing them to move in with relatives. Despite living under the same roof as ten other people, Heidt remembers her aunt and uncle’s home as a warm and inviting place that provided a safe haven for her family.
After losing her first love to sudden illness when she was only eighteen, Heidt went on to meet and marry a widower with his own story of loss and sadness. Although Elwood was fourteen years her senior, together they created a loving home where Heidt spent the best days of her life.
A story of resilience, optimism, and faith in the face of hardship, 1925 will inspire and touch the heart of anyone who believes, like Heidt, in the importance of blooming where you’re planted.