…. the shocking and spirited sequel to the much-praised ‘Empty Chairs’. Life on the streets of Sydney was preferable to the nightmare Stacey Danson had survived in the hell that was home. She hit the streets running at the age of eleven, and armed with a flick-knife and a fierce determination to live a different life, she began the journey from the 1960s to today. For those that came to know ‘Sassy girl’ in ‘Empty Chairs’, and for those caring people that asked how her life worked out from there, ‘Faint Echoes of Laughter’ continues the story. For those that haven’t met her yet, this book stands alone as a tribute to the kindness of strangers, the loyalty of true friendships and the way things really are on the streets of any town …. anytime.
Faint Echoes of Laughter
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An emotional and excellent book As a sequel to Empty Chairs, this final part of the autobiography has all it takes to be a classic. The struggle of a young girl for a better life despite her dark past is something that kept me hooked from the first to the last page. I alternatively laughed and cryed for the whole book, and if it is one thing I regret it’s the length of it. It feels to be too short, but probably because I have had waited for this novel for a few very long months.”Faint Echoes of Laughter” is a book written with the heart and I feel privileged that Mrs. Danson shared her life with us. And I am sure we will not forget!There are less interesting books selling for far more money. This one is a must-have.
Moving and gripping I, like everyone else who has reviewed it, found this book very moving, and so completely honest. Stacey Danson has a rare gift of description; she brings places to life in very few words. But her ability to share emotions is even more striking, and in fact it left me breathless. It’s a while since I read Empty Chairs – I’d forgotten how good this writer is at this sort of thing.Ms. Danson plunges straight into the story and suddenly we are right there in the damaged container in the docks with her, meeting Momma and Cassie and Jamie and Baby Jenny and herself, ‘Sassy.’ All these characters emerge so deftly and subtly that it seems we have known them for a long time and understand them fully. This was one book which I couldn’t stop reading – I had to read on, to hear how they coped with Momma’s baby, to find out what happened next to these brave children whose independence was so impressive, and who lived together as so much more of a family than most real families, looking after and caring for each other. Ms. Danson’s courage in writing this has produced a book which is in a class of its own. Her courage and her writing ability both deserve the highest praise.
Faint Echoes of Laughter I read Empty Chairs and thought that it ended rather abruptly! So I was happy to hear that the author was writing a sequel. A sad story but one that needs to be told – I hope that it raises awareness of street kids and child abuse, no child should be forced to live that way.