MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody [Literary Remix Fiction]

ATDrake · 10-26-2014, 03:10 AM

The Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody by John Jughead Pierson is a literary fiction novel remixing the story from the classic Frank Capra film It's A Wonderful Life (I don't need to link you to Wikipedia for this, do I?

), imagining what if something different happened to the titular character, free courtesy of publisher Agate's Hope and Nonthings imprint.

This is a repeat from 2012.

Currently free @ B&N & Kobo (not available to Canadians) and slated to drop at Amazon after midnight Pacific Time (actually, probably on Monday which is when Agate's weekly scheduled freebies tend to show up there).

Description
What if George Bailey wasn’t saved by his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody, on that snowy Christmas Eve in Bedford Falls? This reimagining of the beloved Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life (and the Phillip Van Doren Stern story that inspired it) tells the story of Bedford Falls and its inhabitants after the death of their drama’s central character.

The Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody restores the dark undercurrent of the Van Doren Stern’s short story “The Greatest Gift” to the uplifting plot of Capra’s film, and explores how the familiar characters in it might respond to the dire circumstances created by George Bailey’s disappearance from their lives. The paths of an introspective cab driver, a ruthless henchman, and a wayward daughter collide nearly twenty years later in the town that defined their reputations for better or for worse.

10-26-2014, 03:10 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody [Literary Remix Fiction] The Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody by John Jughead Pierson is a literary fiction novel remixing the story from the classic Frank Capra film It's A Wonderful Life (I don't need to link you to Wikipedia for this, do I? ), imagining what if something different happened to the titular character, free courtesy of publisher Agate's Hope and Nonthings imprint. This is a repeat from 2012. Currently free @ B&N & Kobo (not available to Canadians) and slated to drop at Amazon after midnight Pacific Time (actually, probably on Monday which is when Agate's weekly scheduled freebies tend to show up there). Description What if George Bailey wasn’t saved by his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody, on that snowy Christmas Eve in Bedford Falls? This reimagining of the beloved Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life (and the Phillip Van Doren Stern story that inspired it) tells the story of Bedford Falls and its inhabitants after the death of their drama’s central character. The Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody restores the dark undercurrent of the Van Doren Stern’s short story “The Greatest Gift” to the uplifting plot of Capra’s film, and explores how the familiar characters in it might respond to the dire circumstances created by George Bailey’s disappearance from their lives. The paths of an introspective cab driver, a ruthless henchman, and a wayward daughter collide nearly twenty years later in the town that defined their reputations for better or for worse.