A delightful little book by Sara Gruen.
....Orphaned and penniless at the height of the Depression, J.J. escapes everything he knows by jumping on a passing train - and inadvertently runs away with the circus. Thrown into the chaos of a second-rate traveling show, Jacob is adrift in a world of freaks, swindlers and misfits.....
It is approached from the viewpoint of a 92 year old man remembering and gives us much to think about the lack of dignity granted to the aging.
Loved it and could not put it down.........till the wee hours of the morning.
....Orphaned and penniless at the height of the Depression, J.J. escapes everything he knows by jumping on a passing train - and inadvertently runs away with the circus. Thrown into the chaos of a second-rate traveling show, Jacob is adrift in a world of freaks, swindlers and misfits.....
It is approached from the viewpoint of a 92 year old man remembering and gives us much to think about the lack of dignity granted to the aging.
Loved it and could not put it down.........till the wee hours of the morning.
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