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"It is the year 1934, and in a small town in Canada, Clara Callan reluctantly takes leave of her sister, Nora, who is bound for the show business world of New York.
It's a time when people escape from reality through radio and the movies, when the Dionne Quints make headlines, when the growing threat of fascism in Europe is a constant worry, and the two sisters - vastly different in personality yet inextricably linked by a shared past - try to find their place within the complex web of social expectations for young women in the 1930s.".
"While Nora embarks on a glamorous career as a radio soap opera star, Clara, a strong and independent-minded woman, struggles to observe the traditional boundaries of a small and tight-knit community without relinquishing her dreams of love, freedom, and adventure.
But Nora's letters eventually begin to reveal that her life in the big city is a little less exotic than it may seem: though her career is flourishing, her free spirit is curbed by a string of fairly conventional and unsuccessful personal relationships. Meanwhile, the tranquil solitude of Clara's life is shattered by a series of unforeseeable events, turns of fate that require all of Clara's courage and strength, and that will put the seemingly unbreakable bond between the sisters to the test.".
"Ultimately, both discover not only the joys of love and possibility, but also the darker side of life - violence, deception, and loss - lurking just beneath the surface of everyday experience."--BOOK JACKET.
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Actresses, Fiction, Literature, Sisters, Women teachers, Young women, Diary fictionPlaces
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Clara Callan: a novel
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E-book extras: "Hero of the Humdrum": A profile of Richard B. Wright by John Bemrose; prize citations.It is 1934, and in a small town in Canada, Clara Callan reluctantly takes leave of her sister, Nora, who is bound for the show business world of New York. Richard B. Wright's acclaimed novel, winner in 2001 of Canada's two most prestigious literary awards, is a mesmerizing tribute to friendship and sisterhood, romance and redemption.Winner in 2001 of Canada's two most prestigious literary awards -- the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize -- Richard B. Wright's celebrated novel Clara Callan is the powerful, moving story of two sisters and their life-changing experiences on the eve of World War II.
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