BURNSVILLE, MN (PRWeb) February 23, 2007 -- Set during the Great Depression, C.A. Harmon's novel Treasures of the Shadows contains a combination of fairy tale and bleak reality similar to Dickens' A Christmas Carol, while offering up a main character as delightful as Little Orphan Annie. Severely disabled since childhood, Harmon writes accessibly from the perspective of a child who struggles to be heard, and whose spirit remains undefeated in the face of both physical adversaries and inner demons.
While Treasures of the Shadows deals with a familiar topic--the orphaned child--Harmon successfully avoids cliché as his 9-year-old protagonist searches for her future and her past, giving the story more than a touch of the fantastic. Whether or not the supernatural exists only in the imagination or is indeed a reality accessible only to special individuals creates mystery for both child and adult readers alike.
Not to be discounted is Harmon's comment on corporate America in the 1930s, an applicable topic in today's world where "heart" has gone out of business. Treasures of the Shadows promises to appeal to the old-fashioned sense of wonder in everyone.
For more information or to request a free review copy, please contact the author via e-mail or through the author's website, www.caharmon.com. Treasures of the Shadows is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
"I've found a way to speak again," says C.A. Harmon of his new series for juvenile readers, The Hourglass Tales. Since the age of six, Harmon has suffered from a little-known neurological condition that severely affects his ability to see, hear, move, and communicate. Despite these obstacles, he has founded Legacy Pictures, a budding film company, and published Treasures of the Shadows, the first book in his Hourglass series. The second title in the series, Secrets of the Shadows, is set for publication in 2007. Harmon currently resides in Minnesota.
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