- EAN13
- 9781399737418
- Éditeur
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date de publication
- 05/2025
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
The Show Woman
A beautifully evoked historical novel about the first all female circus act
Emma Cowing
Hodder and Stoughton
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9781399737418
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Fichier EPUB, avec DRM Adobe
- Impression
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Impossible
- Copier/Coller
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Impossible
- Partage
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6 appareils
10.99 -
Fichier EPUB, avec DRM Adobe
THE SHOW MUST GO ON ...
1910. With the disappearance of her mother and the sudden death of her father, Lena instantly loses any security she has within the circus she has known all her life. She is advised to sell the carousel her father cared for like a child and look for a husband, or a job in a factory.
Until flame-haired Violet, known to all in the fairgrounds as 'the greatest
trapeze artist that ever lived', suggests they go it alone with their own,
all-female act. With her outspoken ways and her refusal to marry, Violet is as
much an outcast as Lena. What do they have to lose? Recruiting new performers
including bareback horse-rider Rosie, on the run from her abusive father, and
Carmen whose rainbow ribbons hide the darkness in her past, the four women
form an unbreakable bond.
Thrust into a harsh and dangerous world that treats them with suspicion,
disdain and even violence, they must forge their own path in search of
freedom, security, and love.
Deeply rooted in the Edwardian era, THE SHOW WOMAN is brilliantly realised and
expertly interlaces strong female characters, deeply-woven family secrets and
heartfelt love stories.
1910. With the disappearance of her mother and the sudden death of her father, Lena instantly loses any security she has within the circus she has known all her life. She is advised to sell the carousel her father cared for like a child and look for a husband, or a job in a factory.
Until flame-haired Violet, known to all in the fairgrounds as 'the greatest
trapeze artist that ever lived', suggests they go it alone with their own,
all-female act. With her outspoken ways and her refusal to marry, Violet is as
much an outcast as Lena. What do they have to lose? Recruiting new performers
including bareback horse-rider Rosie, on the run from her abusive father, and
Carmen whose rainbow ribbons hide the darkness in her past, the four women
form an unbreakable bond.
Thrust into a harsh and dangerous world that treats them with suspicion,
disdain and even violence, they must forge their own path in search of
freedom, security, and love.
Deeply rooted in the Edwardian era, THE SHOW WOMAN is brilliantly realised and
expertly interlaces strong female characters, deeply-woven family secrets and
heartfelt love stories.
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