
Clara Callan
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Narrated by:
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Anne Twomey
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Joanna P. Adler
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 entire 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.
©2002 Richard B. Wright (P)2002 HighBridge CompanyListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
- Giller Prize Winner, 2001
"Mr. Wright writes with the apparent ease of breathing, and he is both touching and very, very funny." (New York Times)
a fresh view of women in the 1930's
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Clara Callan
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charming intimate refreshing
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like life
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A Most Enjoyable Listen
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A good read
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Stepping back in time
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That being said, I still enjoyed the book and recommend it as a quick read or listen.
Lacks a plot
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