Two sisters, small-town Ontario, 1934. Canadian author Richard Wright tells their story, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, with an eye for the commonplace and poignant sense of the larger undercurrents that change people's lives. Letters and journal entries form a portal into the desires and passions of two very different women, underscoring the larger tableau of an era stirring with great events--the Depression, rumblings of another world war, and the infancy of radio and show business entertainment. Love and ...
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Two sisters, small-town Ontario, 1934. Canadian author Richard Wright tells their story, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, with an eye for the commonplace and poignant sense of the larger undercurrents that change people's lives. Letters and journal entries form a portal into the desires and passions of two very different women, underscoring the larger tableau of an era stirring with great events--the Depression, rumblings of another world war, and the infancy of radio and show business entertainment. Love and betrayal, friendship and family, hope and deception are the forces that temper the lives of Clara, the spinster schoolteacher, and her sister Nora, "whose enter life is a performance." Wright, a master of revealing the drama of seemingly unremarkable lives, constructs a powerful, mesmerizing narrative. "Clara Callan" is a deeply moving portrait of two women and of an age heralding seismic changes that will alter the fabric of their inner lives and the world as they once knew it.
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Good. 6 AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES in the clamshell case withdrawn from the library collection. Some shelf wear and library marking to the box and the tapes. EACH TAPE IS RE-TESTED for clarity and quality of sound. Enjoy the opportunity to listen to this performance on AUDIO CASSETTE.
Chosen by my book club, I was dubious about the book initially but became fascinated by the stories of women's lives in the 1930s. It was interesting to see how women had to deal with workplace discrimination and other issues that remain the same issues they face now, 70 years later. A fascinating - and easy - way to have a history lesson.
