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The electric woman, a memoir in death-defying acts, Tessa Fontaine

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Label

The electric woman, a memoir in death-defying acts, Tessa Fontaine

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The electric woman

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

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Responsibility statement

Tessa Fontaine

Sub title

a memoir in death-defying acts

Summary

Tessa Fontaines astonishing memoir of pushing past fear, The Electric Woman, follows the author on a life-affirming journey of loss and self-discoverythrough her time on the road with the last traveling American sideshow and her relationship with an adventurous, spirited mother

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The trick is there is no trick -- The architecture of a wave -- The snake charmer -- Human history -- Open the gates -- The dragon -- Snickers T. Clown -- Cake -- Hair ingredients -- Let's us have fun -- The moon is apple pie -- The softest skin of anyone in the entire world -- Daughters -- Mud -- And the low sky opens -- The departure -- Emergency -- Fresh meat -- The Titanic was child's play -- Monsters -- Premium footlong corn dogs -- Where your name is writ -- Cash money -- Wildewoman -- The sword swallower -- The animal undone -- Sounds past the noises -- Behind the night's dress -- Christmas fish -- Dr. Frankenstein's hushed blood love song -- Normalaphobia -- Invisibilia -- Bloodlust -- The heroes -- Electricity -- By ship into the sea -- Twinklers -- The great reveal -- Out of the mist -- Epilogue: Where you will float electric

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