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The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
In the late 1860s, as America was recovering from Lincoln’s assassination, a man named P. T. Barnum opened a museum in New York City. Filled with oddities from around the world, it also hosted a number of sideshow freaks – including Bartholomew Fortuno, the Human Skeleton. When a new act arrives on the scene, Bartholomew finds himself falling in love...
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352 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A rich tapestry of romance, illusory science, criminal trickery and human intrigue. Let the show begin.Kirkus
Wildly inventive, highly entertaining.The Times