Clara of Strawberry Fields

By Carolyn Cooney

Book Overview

"Clara of Strawberry Fields is a balm to the soul. Through vivid and alive episodes, the novel is a blend of innocent fun and the fundamental truths of life, simultaneously awakening the soul to ponder the undeniable worth of friendship, family, and religion. In Clara of Strawberry Fields, heavy topics are creatively interwoven into a charming and youthful story which nevertheless pulls on the interior strings of the heart. May all come to treasure this irreplaceable novel " - Maura FlynnClara Kerger is a dreamy, imaginative, and impulsive girl growing up on a farm in Ilchester, Maryland in the Patapsco Valley. Along with her enormous and perpetually-growing family and her friend Sam, she gets herself into and out of scrapes, constantly trying to control her unpredictable impulses but still finding ways to tumble into disaster. While the turmoil of pre-Civil War America mounts threateningly, her happy, close-knit family remains a haven of laughter and mischief. As Clara grows up, however, she finds herself changing as her dreams swell to heights which she thinks are unreachable. She begins to believe she can never reconcile her hopes with the reality of her simple farm life and the increasing tension around her. Furthermore, she finds herself hurting the people she loves as she continues to rush into trouble without stopping to think. This novel not only portrays a girl growing from childhood into youth, but it also depicts the joys of life in a huge and warm-hearted family living in the timeless hills of their home at Strawberry Fields.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08F6CG6LD
• ISBN13: 9798651552771
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"