"Heartbreaking." - Kirkus Reviews "Amanda Davis writes gently, even poetically about extraordinary brutality. She has a distinctively creepy, even noirish sensibility." - New York Times Book Review "An utterly unique take on what it means to run away and join a circus." - Elizabeth Strout, author of AMY AND ISABELLE "This book is a circus Pygmalion -- a spectacular tale of injury, heartbreak, and metamorphosis." - Jonathan Ames, author of The Extra Man "At the end of this rich and satisfying did not want to leave." - Michelle Chalfoun, author of Roustabout and The Width of the Sea "This is a marvelous modern-girl odyssey, dark and comic and poignant and smart." - Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief "Amanda Davis has a wicked and inspired imagination." - Brady Udall, author of The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint "This is such a good book--the voice is so engaging, heartbreaking and true." - --Susan Richards Shreve, author of Plum & Jaggers "A story that is at once harrowing and, strangely, filled with adventure." - Michael Chabon, author of SUMMERLAND

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