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Fishbane, Joel.
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Swan, Anna, 1846-1888 -- Fiction.
Barnum's American Museum -- Fiction.
Giants -- Fiction.
Tall women -- Fiction.
Celebrities -- Fiction.
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Fishbane, Joel.
Swan, Anna, 1846-1888 -- Fiction.
Barnum's American Museum -- Fiction.
Giants -- Fiction.
Tall women -- Fiction.
Celebrities -- Fiction.
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The thunder of giants : a novel / Joel Fishbane.
by
Fishbane, Joel.
St. Martin's Press, c2015.
Call #:
FICTION
FIS
Subjects
Swan, Anna, 1846-1888 --
Fiction
.
Barnum's American Museum --
Fiction
.
Giants --
Fiction
.
Tall women --
Fiction
.
Celebrities --
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781250050847
Description:
vi, 278 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"Mixing the eccentricity of the circus world and the heart of a love story, The Thunder of Giants is a warm and engaging debut about two exceptional women -- both almost 8-feet tall The year is 1937 and Andorra Kelsey - 7'11 and just under 320 pounds - is on her way to Hollywood to become a star. Hoping to escape both poverty and the ghost of her dead husband, she accepts an offer from the wily Rutherford Simone to star in a movie about the life of Anna Swan, the Nova Scotia giantess who toured the world in the 19th century. Thus, Anna Swan's story unfurls. Where Andorra is seen as a disgrace by an embarrassed family, Anna Swan is quickly celebrated for her unique size. Drawn to New York, Anna becomes a famed attraction at P.T. Barnum's American Museum even as she falls in love with Gavin Clarke, a veteran of the Civil War. Quickly disenchanted with a life of fame, Anna struggles to prove to Gavin - and the world - that she is more than the sum of her measurements. The Thunder of Giants blends fact and
fiction
in a sweeping narrative that spans nearly a hundred years. Against the backdrop of epic events, two extraordinary women become reluctant celebrities in the hopes of surviving a world too small to contain them."--Publisher.
Genre:
Historical
fiction
.
Biographical
fiction
.
Canadian
fiction
.
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