Beschreibung:
Beth Macy writes about outsiders and underdogs, and she is the author of the New York Times bestseller Factory Man. Her work has appeared in national magazines and newspapers and The Roanoke Times, where her reporting has won more than a dozen national awards, including a Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard and the Lukas Prize from the Columbia School of Journalism.
This is the extraordinary true story of the Muse brothers from the American South who were stolen when they were little and forced to join the circus. Bestselling author Beth Macy tells this unforgettable story of cruelty, exploitation and the power of a mother's love.
An extraordinary and moving story of two brothers from the American South who were stolen away to become circus freaks.
Introduction - i: Prologue: I Am the True Vine