Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Pass by my Window is a love story. It is a love story of a different kindwhere part memories, part musings and partially new insights are blendedto paint a picture of life in a small town during the 1940s and beyond. Yourauthor, Marion Golarz, first takes you on a tour of her growing-up years inthe quiet town of Conneaut, Ohio, during the 1940s and early 1950s andthen widens her vision to concentrate on the America that has continuedto struggle to honor its promises.After first beginning with an intimate look at her immigrant family of Irishand Scotch immigrant roots, she follows with portraits of the sounds, sights,and customs embedded in her childhood while growing up near the shoresof Lake Erie. All this she surrounds with the dreams, disappointments, andcourage of those people who were then part of her daily life.But, the love affair does not end there as she explores some of the magnificentmoments and horrific tragedies of the American decades following the 50’s.Sadly, you will be reminded of the long-lasting effects of war, disasters, civildiscord, and accelerated change that have made America a more difficultplace to understand. But, she also proudly recognizes an America wherepeople from all walks of life still strive to take care of each other and stillstrive to live up to the ideals of our precious democracy.Sprinkled throughout the prose, Marion includes a collection of poems shehas, over the years, written on the backs of napkins and scraps of paper.She hopes that her unique view of treasured memories and hauntingconcerns will add to the understanding and celebration of all that she hasbeen a part of and loved.
