The electric woman: a memoir in death-defying acts [First edition] 9780374717025, 9780374158378, 0374158371, 9780374538408, 0374538409

In the midst of losing her mother to strokes, Fontaine found herself out on the road with the World of Wonders, America&

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The electric woman: a memoir in death-defying acts [First edition]
9780374717025, 9780374158378, 0374158371, 9780374538408, 0374538409

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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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