Clara Callan

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Author: Richard B Wright

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 508


the prize-winning international bestseller. It is the late 1930s and two sisters, Clara and Nora Callan, face the future with hope and uncertainty. Clara, a 30-ish schoolteacher, lives in small-town Ontario and longs for love and adventure. Nora, her flighty, gorgeous younger sister, escapes to New York and becomes a minor radio soap celebrity.told through the sisters' diaries and letters, Clara Callan vividly brings the two sisters to life in a world struggling through the Depression, and with the growing threat of fascism in Europe. Violence, deception and loss, it seems, are never far away from both sisters as they journey from innocence to experience.'.an engrossing Depression-era saga.a moving portrait of loneliness with a redemptive ending.' - the Bulletin.'[Clara] engages us so absolutely.[a] magnificently realized protagonist.' - the Gazette, Montreal.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Richard B Wright

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 508


the prize-winning international bestseller. It is the late 1930s and two sisters, Clara and Nora Callan, face the future with hope and uncertainty. Clara, a 30-ish schoolteacher, lives in small-town Ontario and longs for love and adventure. Nora, her flighty, gorgeous younger sister, escapes to New York and becomes a minor radio soap celebrity.told through the sisters' diaries and letters, Clara Callan vividly brings the two sisters to life in a world struggling through the Depression, and with the growing threat of fascism in Europe. Violence, deception and loss, it seems, are never far away from both sisters as they journey from innocence to experience.'.an engrossing Depression-era saga.a moving portrait of loneliness with a redemptive ending.' - the Bulletin.'[Clara] engages us so absolutely.[a] magnificently realized protagonist.' - the Gazette, Montreal.