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Side Walks: One Woman's 30-Year Journey to Discover her Roots and Find her Way Home

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Side Walks is the epic story of a woman’s discovery of clues to her family’s history; clues that were buried, not just in closets and under bed frames in dusty boxes, but in secrets, traumas and loss.Side Walks begins in a Northern Michigan graveyard 30 years ago and takes the reader from the Michigan wilderness of the 1880’s to Nazi Germany in WWII; from self-determined immigrants to disenfranchised American Indians; from the chains of mental illness to the bonds of sisterhood; from gardens to gravestones and back again.Side Walks is far more than family history – it’s ultimately the story of Julie having to reckon with her own secrets, traumas, and losses and the way strong, resilient women – some living, some long dead – helped guide her through the wilderness back home. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published


Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 8, 2025


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 188 pages


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 41


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.43 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #2,107,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4,436 in Survival Biographies #17,026 in Women's Biographies #18,479 in United States Biographies


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • This memoir touched me deeply
Format: Hardcover
Side Walks is intensely personal but also wide-ranging. It's a lovely and sensitively crafted story, unique to one woman, but with universal themes of family, identity, trauma, secrecy, faith, forgiveness, perseverance, and redemption. Ms Pappas writes beautifully about life—everything from the romantic struggles of adolescence to the hard work of caring for (and forgiving) a dying parent. The stories told reveal the connections between generations and communities, and make the reader reflect on the paths that connect their own life to the lives of others. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2025 by Amazon Customer
    • Excellent story about one woman's journey in researching her family history.
Format: Paperback
I'm 4 chapters into Julie's book and am really enjoying it. Julie is a great story teller and her writing style draws you in to her journey to find out more about her family that came before her. She starts her chapters out, also, with an original poem. The poems are very touching and really speak to my heart. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2025 by Megen Smith
    • Beautiful and inspiring memoir
Format: Paperback
A beautiful and inspiring memoir. Deeply rooted and full of wonder, Julie writes with heart and vulnerability. In it, may you find as I did, a deeper curiosity about your own family history and continued connections to people, place and land.
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2025 by M. Millis
    • Lovely Story
Format: Hardcover
Compelling story of a women confronting her past, present, and future.
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2025 by CKay
    • Very enjoyable book, a great summer read.
Format: Paperback
Wonderful book. Heartfelt journey through the past, making connections and learning together. Easy read, informative and relatable with nice pictures. It invites you to walk the sidewalks of your life too.
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2025 by Angela Timan
    • Good book
Format: Hardcover
A great book! Highly recommend ❤️
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2026 by Amazon Customer
    • I Didn’t Expect This Book to Stay With Me the Way It Has
Format: Hardcover
Perfect for readers who love lyrical nonfiction and deeply human storytelling, Sidewalks lingered with me long after I turned the final page. Julie Pappas’s voice is honest and observant, marked by a rare vulnerability as she writes about life’s most devastating heartbreaks and the family secrets that terrify those bound to them by blood. Her prose carried me through themes of family love, rejection, and revelation with quiet power. At one point, Julie writes: “Survival and scarcity can numb the emotional landscape of the human soul, stripping flesh, breaking bones, forcing victims to put on layers of false self to cover over debilitating shame.” I reread those words, letting their meaning seep into my own past experiences. Her writing invites that kind of reflection—gentle, unflinching, and deeply resonant. Julie writes beautifully and honestly about discovery, shame and disappointment, and ultimately, she lands on love. Sidewalks is thoughtful, courageous, and profoundly human. I highly recommend this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2025 by Missy Applex
    • Good read! Thought-provoking, well-written!
Format: Paperback
Wonderful read! This is the story of a woman on a personal journey of self discovery, and uncovering family history. Along the way, she finds a hidden piece of northern Michigan’s past – the story of the Burt Lake Band and the burn-out that happened there – that is only now being told. She begins to see how her story is connected to the history. The writing is thoughtful, well-crafted, and makes you think deeply about identity, place, and the importance of remembering what was almost forgotten. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2025 by deborah spagnuolo

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