White Bars - PR
White Bars is a light-hearted farce that truly soars. Could anything be crueler than caging a bird that only wants to fly and enjoy its freedom? Meet a worldly myna bird caged in a pet shop next to a young myna that has never flown.
The older myna plots an escape, but will the other animals want to join them? The story was inspired by watching workers in the stock market, because after the pet shop closes each night, the store becomes a stock market in miniature run by field mice.
Writes reviewer E. Lund: “White Bars is both funny and painful, melancholy and inspiring; it takes a comical, imaginary situation – full of humor and charm – that lets honest truths (about freedom, friendship, and independence) come through the cracks of this heartwarming, thoughtful novel. The line, between the sentimental and the meaningful, is walked exquisitely by author David Dagley; he allows for emotions without manipulating the reader and tempers the more tender passages with hijinks and witty banter. Soren and Fife – though birds – are well drawn characters, expressing unique personalities and voices … Mr. Dagley artfully constructs anthropomorphic figures who an audience can relate with, laugh with, and cheer for – which is not an easy task … There is a lot of originality to White Bars, a definite style and tone wholly the author’s own, and it is sure to leave an indelible mark on the reader. We are drawn into a creative space unlike any we’ve ever known, and I found it difficult to leave this little world with all its compelling animal characters, most of whom seemed more human than many literary characters I’ve come across. This is a wonderful book from start to finish. Five stars without a doubt.”
WHITE BARS (ISBN: 978-1-60911-469-5) is now available for $10 (eBook ISBN: 978-1-61204-526-9, $9.99) and can be ordered through the publisher’s website:
http://sbpra.com/daviddagley/ or at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.
The older myna plots an escape, but will the other animals want to join them? The story was inspired by watching workers in the stock market, because after the pet shop closes each night, the store becomes a stock market in miniature run by field mice.
Writes reviewer E. Lund: “White Bars is both funny and painful, melancholy and inspiring; it takes a comical, imaginary situation – full of humor and charm – that lets honest truths (about freedom, friendship, and independence) come through the cracks of this heartwarming, thoughtful novel. The line, between the sentimental and the meaningful, is walked exquisitely by author David Dagley; he allows for emotions without manipulating the reader and tempers the more tender passages with hijinks and witty banter. Soren and Fife – though birds – are well drawn characters, expressing unique personalities and voices … Mr. Dagley artfully constructs anthropomorphic figures who an audience can relate with, laugh with, and cheer for – which is not an easy task … There is a lot of originality to White Bars, a definite style and tone wholly the author’s own, and it is sure to leave an indelible mark on the reader. We are drawn into a creative space unlike any we’ve ever known, and I found it difficult to leave this little world with all its compelling animal characters, most of whom seemed more human than many literary characters I’ve come across. This is a wonderful book from start to finish. Five stars without a doubt.”
WHITE BARS (ISBN: 978-1-60911-469-5) is now available for $10 (eBook ISBN: 978-1-61204-526-9, $9.99) and can be ordered through the publisher’s website:
http://sbpra.com/daviddagley/ or at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.
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