Cirkus [Paperback]

Patti Frazee (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Publications Inc.,U.S. (March 2, 2007)
• ISBN-10: 155583969X
• ISBN-13: 978-1555839697
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Patti Frazee is the author of two novels: "Out of Harmony" (January 2012) and "Cirkus" (Alyson Books, 2006). Her short stories have appeared in Water-Stone Literary Journal, and in Open to Interpretation: The Water's Edge.
Patti was raised in Nebraska, which provides a backdrop to both of her novels.
She graduated with a BFA in Theatre in 1985 and spent two summers working at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. After a brief stint as Gwyneth Paltrow's nanny in New York City, Patti returned to Nebraska where she performed in many community and dinner theatre productions.
Patti eventually moved to Minneapolis, quit the theatre life, and received an MFA in Creative Writing.
Patti is a freelance writer, teacher, editor, and publishing consultant. Find out more at www.pattifrazee.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is about our common humanity, July 21, 2006

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Y. Bergquist (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cirkus: A Novel (Hardcover)

The characters of this book are the side-show "freaks" in a circus traveling though the midwest of 1900 America. Patti Frazee has shown us that our wishes, dreams, problems, tradegies, make us all the same.
Cojoined twins love different men, disapprove of one-anothers choices. What sisters haven't?
Shanghai the dwarf, has a terrible childhood and carries a burdensome secret. Which of us doesn't have a tale of woe?
Mariana and her husband Jacob are living through betrayal and loss. Neither of them knows how to fix it. Sound familiar?
Once the strangness of these characters is stripped away this is a book about life and the toll it takes on us as we live it. I highly recommend it. And I am looking forward to her next book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book of the year!, July 19, 2006

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Papi (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cirkus: A Novel (Hardcover)

This is an amazing book! The author's style enabled me to join the cirkus myself with every page I turned. There is a character for everyone to identify with which leaves you cheering until the very end. I couldn't put it down. By far one of the best reads ever!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You won't be able to put it down!!, June 15, 2006

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Angel (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cirkus: A Novel (Hardcover)

This is an amazing novel!!! The more you read, the more intense it gets. The author describes these characters so vividly that they become real. You will love it.