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  <title><![CDATA[Half-Past Nowhere]]></title>
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  <default_description>Set in the scenic mountains and college towns of upstate New York, as well as the author s beloved South, Half-Past Nowhere, chronicles the life of boy as he passes from innocence to experience. Written in a style that evokes Hemingway and Faulkner, experience the struggles of our young hero from an abusive childhood, through the joys and pains of young love and finally, self discovery. At times humorous, this collection is filled with memorable characters and real life obstacles.If you were ever young you may find yourself here.</default_description>
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  <original_title>Half-Past Nowhere</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joseph Cavano]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here's a bit of shameless self promotion.You can also check out Amazon for some unbiased reviews.  <br/><br/>In a little more than a year, the estimable Mr. Cavano put together this related collection(patterned after Hemingway's In Our Time) and had it selected for publication by the first and onl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34817732">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[cant wait to start this one! It takes place in some of my old stomping grounds!!<br/><br/>**So, lets start with the positives.<br/>The title is wonderful. <br/>The cover is beautiful.<br/><br/>I like the fact that we get to see little Joey grow to be a man, and follow along on the chaos that i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37210193">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[At its very basis, literature is story telling, but we forget that when we read boring novels full of exposition, description and introspection or when we watch movies that are all visual effects and have no story.  Half Past Nowhere is a throwback to sheer story.  It is a bildungsroman about a boyâ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41090370">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A charming collection of short stories, all featuring a boy (and a young man) named Joey. Considering the name, and that the fictional town of &quot;Kingsport&quot; is clearly a stand-in for Cavano's hometown of Kingston, one must believe that these stories are more autobiographical than not (though...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75295477">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's hard not to judge a book by its cover--and I think it's rather silly not to, to be honest. The production values of a book say a lot about what's going to be within. Of course, that doesn't mean you shouldn't still take a peek inside, and give the words a chance. Especially with the small press...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39201802">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Half-Past Nowhere is an excellent Book. This story follows the life a boy becoming a man, through childhood, teen, and adult memories. Jospeh Cavano's words blend beautifully, with descriptive imagination, and emotions. Half-Past Nowhere is a perfect coming of age story.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Joey, the main character, experiences many &quot;rites of passage&quot; from climbing a hill to different forms of death and many in between. Joseph Cavano captures these unique experiences thoroughly. His writing is compassionate. His detail is poetic. Half-Past Nowhere is provocative and awe inspi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41753693">more...</a>]]></body>
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