This was a fictionalized look at P. T. Barnum's museum in New York City, told from the viewpoint of one of his human oddities, Ana Swift, "the only giantess" and Emile Guillaudeu, the long-time taxidermist for the museum. The two viewpoints worked together to create a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at an interesting point in American history. I have always been fascinated by these human oddities and this introduced me to information I hadn't known about Barnum. He was definitely a larger than life character, who played on human nature to earn his living. If you enjoy books about American history, you'll want to pick this up.
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