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Echoes of Clara Avenue

Edward Farber

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Description:Take a stroll along an old, decaying, city neighborhood with its now-empty, silent hulks and imagine the people who lived there through the years. That is precisely what author Edward Farber does in his new collection of short stories, Echoes of Clara Avenue. In the collection are stories that appeared previously in literary magazines, an indication that these are not stories by a novice but by a practiced storyteller with a vital and varied voice. In his introduction he writes, “…if you walk slowly along those cracked, concrete sidewalks and let your imagination listen, you might pick up faint echoes of laughter and tears—the music of life—that once filled each and every house.” Now the houses that remain await the wrecking ball, but as the old saying goes, oh what stories they could tell.And the author obliges with 13 engrossing tales that begin in 1903 when fictional Clara Avenue was brand new. With each story, you will travel through time to the end of the century. Along the way you’ll visit selected houses and flats, where you’ll encounter a rich array of characters facing life situations both dramatic and humorous. Among the unique characters are an ex-outlaw with a price on his head trying to hide his past; a mother whose young daughter informs her that a ghost shares their home; an immigrant boy who finds a unique way to get even with a hateful step-sister; a lecherous owner of a kosher butcher shop during the Great Depression; a private detective in a 1930’s adventure; a housewife who finds out how suddenly you can learn to hate; and an advertising agency artist on the brink of mental illness. These characters and others, in stories as diverse as the houses and times in which they lived, will make you wonder who you will meet next as you stroll down this old block and listen to its echoes.The author deftly weaves the stories together in a rewarding mix to remind us that old neighborhoods with their once-grand houses have stories to tell, and fictional Clara Avenue is like many older neighborhoods, perhaps like yours, where “people moved in, played a portion of their lives there, and moved away—a constant stream—emulating the continuum of life itself.”After reading your copy of The Echoes of Clara Avenue, a fast, enjoyable read, you’ll wonder about the people you’ve never met on your own block and what stories they might have to tell.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Echoes of Clara Avenue. To get started finding Echoes of Clara Avenue, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Timberwood Press

Release: 2013

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Description: Take a stroll along an old, decaying, city neighborhood with its now-empty, silent hulks and imagine the people who lived there through the years. That is precisely what author Edward Farber does in his new collection of short stories, Echoes of Clara Avenue. In the collection are stories that appeared previously in literary magazines, an indication that these are not stories by a novice but by a practiced storyteller with a vital and varied voice. In his introduction he writes, “…if you walk slowly along those cracked, concrete sidewalks and let your imagination listen, you might pick up faint echoes of laughter and tears—the music of life—that once filled each and every house.” Now the houses that remain await the wrecking ball, but as the old saying goes, oh what stories they could tell.And the author obliges with 13 engrossing tales that begin in 1903 when fictional Clara Avenue was brand new. With each story, you will travel through time to the end of the century. Along the way you’ll visit selected houses and flats, where you’ll encounter a rich array of characters facing life situations both dramatic and humorous. Among the unique characters are an ex-outlaw with a price on his head trying to hide his past; a mother whose young daughter informs her that a ghost shares their home; an immigrant boy who finds a unique way to get even with a hateful step-sister; a lecherous owner of a kosher butcher shop during the Great Depression; a private detective in a 1930’s adventure; a housewife who finds out how suddenly you can learn to hate; and an advertising agency artist on the brink of mental illness. These characters and others, in stories as diverse as the houses and times in which they lived, will make you wonder who you will meet next as you stroll down this old block and listen to its echoes.The author deftly weaves the stories together in a rewarding mix to remind us that old neighborhoods with their once-grand houses have stories to tell, and fictional Clara Avenue is like many older neighborhoods, perhaps like yours, where “people moved in, played a portion of their lives there, and moved away—a constant stream—emulating the continuum of life itself.”After reading your copy of The Echoes of Clara Avenue, a fast, enjoyable read, you’ll wonder about the people you’ve never met on your own block and what stories they might have to tell.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Echoes of Clara Avenue. To get started finding Echoes of Clara Avenue, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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