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Clifford feightner

Clifford feightner

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Cliff is an independent Publisher and Author. He is in the process of publishing his second book, "Views from Sandhausen - Experiences from a Foreign Service Assignment". He co-authored the book with his wife of 43 years, Lynn. The book is scheduled to be published near the end of 2010. Their first book "Lynn's Story" documented their unsuccessful battle with Renal Cell Carcinoma, a hororrific disease that ravaged, and eventually killed his soul mate Lynn.

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

“Views from Sandhausen” Experiences from a Foreign Service Assignment ‘Views from Sandhausen’ is a diary of an American couple on their first Foreign Service assignment in Europe. He is an experienced international traveler who is an Information Technology Professional, then working for an American Fortune 100 company - assigned to Germany. His wife is a well-tended adventurous woman who revels in the good life that being married to a successful mid-level executive provides. ‘Views’ is a series of over 100 notes (with photos), sent home to their friends and families – to keep them updated. ‘Views’, is funny, heart-breaking, informative, thought-provoking, and provides the reader with a look at what is entailed in ripping a successful middle-aged couple from their comfortable life in the United States, and dropping them into an entirely new set of circumstances overseas. “Views” is a perspective that you will not read in Fodor’s, and is not commonly available in any other venue. With very little support from “The Fortune 100 Company” this loving couple learns lessons the hard way, and overcomes the challenges with grace and determination. “Views” will serve couples faced with a similar challenge as an essential guide. For others, it is a quick, humorous, entertaining read about a world that only a few will experience. It is an emotional investment in a new opportunity, a journey of triumph as obstacles are conquered. Our target audience includes: • All readers looking for a quick, emotional journey with many cheers and a few tears. • General readers who enjoy learning new ideas in a humorous, 1st and 2rd person presentation. • Expatriates serving or planning to serve overseas – Corporate or Governmental • Corporate organizations and personnel interested in the subject • International travelers • Readers interested in Europe • Anyone wishing to take a walk through Europe Cliff Feightner – Homosassa, January, 2011

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 11pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri"> &quot;<em>Views from Sandhausen&quot; </em>becomes a <strong>can't-</strong>be-missed adventure story.<br />--avidbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-views-from-sandhausen.html </font></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 11pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">&quot;Provocative and playful...it is the personalities and perspectives of the expatriate couple that makes it a book well worth reading.&quot;<br />Cher Skoubo<br />--tiny.cc/ayrpz </font></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 11pt;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p><font size="3" face="Calibri"></font> </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 11pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">&quot;Views from Sandhausen&quot; is a fun, fast read, riddled with tidbits of humor and information. Expats will relate easily to their experiences. Tourists will find it informative and eye-opening.<br />R. L. Macri, Author-Illustrator<br />--tiny.cc/ayrpz </font></p>