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22 July, 2013

A Must Read

The South’s ugly past (and present) struggle with racism has been the topic of many novels, but few authors have handled the post-Civil Rights Movement period […]
22 July, 2013

Enjoyable and Memorable Read

Jason Lee Rainey lives in Hadlee, Mississippi in the 70s and 80s. He knows nothing about his deceased father until his first day of school when […]
22 July, 2013
Beautifully Written and Profound
Wow. What a beautifully written, profound novel. The Clock Of Life is a coming of age story with a healthy dose of historical fiction. The characters […]
22 July, 2013

Sensitive Yet Powerful

Not only was this book beautifully written, but the depth of the characters was as incredible and the story was powerful. In addition, the author draws […]
22 July, 2013

Powerful, Discussible Story

What a powerful story (it made me cry, but for a good reason)! I enjoyed the characters and really felt for them (which makes or breaks […]
22 July, 2013

Atmosphere and Characterization

Many of the reviews here do a fine job of summarizing and evaluating this novel. I’ll just add a couple of impressions that have particularly lingered […]
22 July, 2013

Vivid storytelling

April 29, 2013 – I have not been so engrossed by a book since my college years – and that was a LONG time ago. Ms. […]
22 July, 2013

A Youth Masterpiece.

The book “The Clock of Life” by Nancy Klann-Moren is the powerful story of a boy, Jason Lee, growing up in the South where racism was […]
22 July, 2013

The Clock of Life

I usually don’t read novels because after the first few pages I get turned off by the books. However, Nancy Klann Moren’s book The Clock of […]