{"product_id":"the-circus-in-winter-9780156032025","title":"The Circus in Winter","description":"From 1884 to 1939, the Great Porter Circus makes the unlikely choice to winter in an Indiana town called Lima, a place that feels as classic as Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, and as wondrous as a first trip to the Big Top. In Lima an elephant can change the course of a man's life-or the manner of his death. Jennie Dixianna entices men with her dazzling Spin of Death and keeps them in line with secrets locked in a cedar box. The lonely wife of the show's manager has each room of her house painted like a sideshow banner, indulging her desperate passion for a young painter. And a former clown seeks consolation from his loveless marriage in his post-circus job at Clown Alley Cleaners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her astonishing debut, Cathy Day follows the circus people into their everyday lives, bringing the greatest show on earth to the page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay, Cathy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CATHY DAY grew up in Peru, Indiana, once the winter homem of several circuses. One of her great-uncles was the world's fastest ticket taker, another was an elephant trainer. She lives in Ewing, New Jersey, and teaches at The College of New Jersey.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409791029522,"sku":"9780156032025","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1aa7328f-c53a-4062-8251-4af447cec1cb.jpg?v=1729294021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-circus-in-winter-9780156032025","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}