Contortionists

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Knife throwers. Ominous fortresses. Angry mimes.Snack festivals. Morose contortionists. Guillotines.Smiling journalists. Lonely young women. Lingering hope.Incompetence. Desperation. Funny disguises.P

This lively first collection, often both creepy and hilarious, serves up an image-laden universe the sideshow we call home where contortionists, womanizing ventriloquist dummies, and pickled sharks

Presents the life and career of the Hungarian immigrant, who rose from poverty to become one of the most famous magicians and contortionists of all time.

Presents the life and career of the Hungarian immigrant, who rose from poverty to become one of the most famous magicians and contortionists of all time.

Presents the life and career of the Hungarian immigrant, who rose from poverty to become one of the most famous magicians and contortionists of all time.

Murdered contortionists aren?t exactly what Vivienne signed up for when she ran away to join the circus. But like most things under the big top, nothing is what it seems. With a past she can?t quite r