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Clara Kozlowski is stuck, confused, and afraid that somehow she has wasted her life. After she overcomes her fears that she is undeserving of another chance, Clara declares emotional bankruptcy, leaves the middle-class nonsense behind, and sets out to follow up on the life she surrendered long ago. Nearly two days later, Clara arrives at her sister's house, grappling with both heartfelt and reckless decisions that lead her to the railroad tracks in the middle of the night. Officer Nelson Little has already had quite a week when he watches a lone woman from afar as she stands in the street at two in the morning watching a train pass. When their paths finally cross a short time later, Clara is contemplating whether it is too late to build a future that may not even exist for her while Officer Little is attempting to come to grips with his unfulfilled dreams.
About the Author
The son of an electrical-plant worker and a farm girl, Richard Alan Carter was born in the working-class suburbs outside of Washington DC. Educated in the public school system, he went on to receive a degree in technical writing from Northern Virginia Community College. During this time he worked a variety of jobs: everything from cutting stone in a quarry, to driving for a state-run chain-gang, to canvassing for a congressional lobbyist organization. After traversing the United States of America, he took off to explore the world and see it for himself (Sydney, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Reykjavik, Grand Cayman, Istanbul, Nairobi, and Krakow among others) . For nearly three decades now he has worked in newspaper publishing. THIS IS NOT WHERE IT ENDS is his debut novel.
