Paperback. Pub Date :2002-5-1 Pages: 426 Cloudstreet: a broken-down house of former glories on the wrongside of the tracks. a place teeming with memories of its own. aplace of shudders and shadows and spirits From separatecatastrophes.. two families flee to the city and find themselvessharing this great sighing structure and beginning their livesagain from scratch. Together they roister and rankle in a housethat begins as a roof over their heads and becomes a home for theirhearts. Imagine Neighbours being taken over by the writing teamof John Steinbeck and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and youll be close tothe heart of Wintons impressive tale -. Time Out Winton isjust one of the best - Independent.