Category: Literary Fiction Publisher: America
ISBN-10: 1627092137
Type: Fiction
Copyright: November 27, 2012
ISBN-13: 9781627092135
Stray Cats is the second novel by R.C. Littleton. Being away from home for more than fifteen years, the decision to return was not an easy one. Complicating her return were the reasons why she left. What would she find; how would she be received by her parents and other relatives and, would her siblings accept her return? The challenge was complicated by the fact that she had not come to stay, the question then becomes can she extricates herself once her work is done.
In this novel, R.C. Littleton brings to the surface a whole new perspective of what it means to be part of a family. At the center of the story is Brie, who is constantly trying to find answers to who she is and how she became. While she constantly asks “who am I”? Yet she exudes the maturity and confidence of a person who knows exactly what she is. As her role in her family has changed, so has she. She puts aside her insecurities long enough to bring her family together.
Excerpt
ow I lay me down to sleep, (to sleep, but not to dream), I pray the Lord my soul to keep, (to keep, but never have), and if I die before I wake, (to wake, but never awaken), I pray the Lord my soul to take, but not to receive). Wandering around and around and around. Shadows falling; tall grass swaying; dead trees standing still. The sky purple; the earth black; thick gray fog holding them together. Voices were heard, but could not be understood as faceless people could be seen, but not touched.
Lying there rigid, with eyes wide open, heart pounding furiously. It felt as thought the weight of the world was on top of me. I was sweating as though I had taken a shower and had not dried myself, staring blindly out the window. I tried to move my head, my arms and my legs, to just get up or even reach my sister less than three inches away, but I could not. My heart was pounding like thunder and the perspiration was drowning my pajamas. I tried to scream, but my mouth would not open, as the words were jammed at the back of my throat. Suddenly, a chilling breeze filled the room and it became cold and acrid where it had just moments before been hot and arid. Still, I cannot move or call out to one of my sisters for help. Then, almost as if on cue, the curtains start to move and the acrid smell begins to leave. As this is happening, the weight that had me pinned down to my bed lifts itself, moving slowly rolling off my body like dough that is being readied for a piecrust. It rolled down my body starting from the top of my head down to the tips of my toes. And, almost immediately my voice came back with a loud chilling shrill, waking every body in the house.
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PublishAmerica Presents Stray Cats by R.C. Littleton
Frederick, MD December 17, 2012 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Stray Cats by R.C. Littleton from Newark, New Jersey.
Stray Cats is the second novel by R.C. Littleton. Being away from home for more than fifteen years, the decision to return was not an easy one. Complicating her return were the reasons why she left. What would she find; how would she be received by her parents and other relatives and, would her siblings accept her return? The challenge was complicated by the fact that she had not come to stay, the question then becomes can she extricates herself once her work is done.
In this novel, R.C. Littleton brings to the surface a whole new perspective of what it means to be part of a family. At the center of the story is Brie, who is constantly trying to find answers to who she is and how she became. While she constantly asks “who am I”? Yet she exudes the maturity and confidence of a person who knows exactly what she is. As her role in her family has changed, so has she. She puts aside her insecurities long enough to bring her family together.
R.C. Littleton hales from a large family raised in a small town in Western Pennsylvania. She is the proud mother of a son who has blessed her with four beautiful granddaughters. She enjoys traveling with her four grandchildren; she is an avid skier and loves word games. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Fordham University and a Master of Divinity from Drew University.
Currently she is a partner in a marketing and business development firm based in New York City.
Formerly, R.C. Littleton held the position of Secretary and a member of the planning committee for the New York Chapter of the National Association of Securities Professionals where she plays a pivotal role in putting together the annual Trustee Education Seminars. She is also a member of the National Council for Negro Women. In addition, R.C. Littleton is a former board member of the Mississippi Women’s Financial Educational Foundation Advisory Council.
R.C. Littleton is a member of the Ministerial staff at St. James AME Church in Newark, NJ and is an active member of the St. James AME Church Women’s Ministry.
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