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Beschreibung
Featured in [...]''s Best Books of 2018.`Every day we put fire and swords and electricity into our bodies, throw knives at them, contort them, wrap them in snakes, and every day we wake up sure those things won¿t harm us but also sure that there is so much else that will.¿When her mother had a series of strokes, Tessa Fontaine couldn¿t stand to watch her mother disappear. The Electric Woman tells Tessäs story of joining Americäs last travelling freak show, and learning to perform death-defying acts in order to come to terms with her mother¿s illness. In her life-affirming memoir, Tessa finds hope and companionship among sword swallowers and snake charmers.
Featured in [...]''s Best Books of 2018.`Every day we put fire and swords and electricity into our bodies, throw knives at them, contort them, wrap them in snakes, and every day we wake up sure those things won¿t harm us but also sure that there is so much else that will.¿When her mother had a series of strokes, Tessa Fontaine couldn¿t stand to watch her mother disappear. The Electric Woman tells Tessäs story of joining Americäs last travelling freak show, and learning to perform death-defying acts in order to come to terms with her mother¿s illness. In her life-affirming memoir, Tessa finds hope and companionship among sword swallowers and snake charmers.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781912240203
ISBN-10: 1912240203
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fontaine, Tessa
Hersteller: Sandstone Press Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 197 x 131 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Tessa Fontaine
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.05.2018
Gewicht: 0,286 kg
Artikel-ID: 111341897

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