Faint Echoes of Laughter [Kindle Edition]

Stacey Danson (Author)

Book Description

.... 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.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Stacey Danson was brought up and still lives in Australia. She loves her life. She values and treasures the people she allows close. She laughs often. She writes.

Product Details

• File Size: 271 KB
• Print Length: 236 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 146990683X
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Taylor Street Publishing (January 12, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006X17HGK
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,335 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #9 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Child Abuse
  • #13 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Dysfunctional Relationships

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An emotional and excellent book January 15, 2012

By Radu Popescu

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

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.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and gripping January 19, 2012

By G. McCullough

Format:Kindle Edition

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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Faint Echoes of Laughter February 1, 2012

By trickee_nic

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

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.

More About the Author

I am an Australian, I have written two books under my pen name of Stacey Danson. Both these books are doing remarkably well and I will always be so grateful for the support

I love the written word,and my hunger for knowledge in my less than perfect childhood had me reading anything and everything I could get my hands on.

That hunger has never left me, I have now completed my first fictional works under my real name. The first is due for release in May 2012. Under the author name of Suzannah Burke. The book is a comedy as far removed from my non-fiction works as it gets. The title is "Dudes Down Under"

Thank all of you who have supported and continue to support my work.

regards Stacey Danson aka Suzannah Burke

Amazon Author Rankbeta 

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#74 in Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs

#74 in Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs