Until They Bring The Streetcars Back serves up a nostalgic journey through the streets of post-war 1949 Saint Paul, those
wistful days of ten-cent sodas, big band music, and burning leaves. Stanley West weaves rollicking humor, riveting suspense
and a bittersweet love story into the fabric of those optimistic times.
A harmless prank, a chance conversation and Cal Gant (in the friendly neighborhoods of his idyllic life) stumbles onto
the naked face of cruelty, incest and murder. When he attempts to rescue a strange and haunting girl from the slaughterhouse
her life has become, he finds himself in a heart-stopping struggle with her ruthless father, leading Cal to the brink of self-doubt,
terror and death itself. Can he find within himself the backbone to stand against the horror, the daring to concoct some scheme
to set Gretchen free? Until They Bring The Streetcars Back is the gripping story of what Cal does.
About the Author
Stanley West was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. While growing up he got around town riding
the streetcars. He graduated from Central High School in 1950. He attended Macalester College and the University of Minnesota,
receiving a degree in 1955. He moved from the Midwest to Montana in 1964 and has made his home there since. His novel Amos
was produced as a CBS Movie of the Week starring Kirk Douglas and was nominated for four Emmys.
