{"product_id":"the-ringmasters-wife-9780718041540","title":"The Ringmaster's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ounce of courage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA leap of faith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTogether, they propel two young women to chase a new life--one that's reimagined from what they might have become.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn turn-of-the-century America, a young girl dreams of a world that stretches beyond the confi nes of a quiet life on the family farm. With little more than her wit and a cigar box of treasures, Mable steps away from all she knows, seeking the limitless marvels of the Chicago World's Fair. There, a chance encounter triggers her destiny--a life with a famed showman by the name of John Ringling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quarter of a century later, Lady Rosamund Easling boards a ship to America as a last adventure before her arranged marriage. There, the twenties are roaring, and the rich and famous gather at opulent, Gatsby-esque parties. The Jazz Age has arrived, and with it, the golden era of the American circus, whose queen is none other than the enigmatic Mable Ringling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Rosamund's path crosses with Mable's and the Ringlings' glittering world, she makes the life-altering decision to leave behind a comfortable future of estates and propriety, choosing instead the nomadic life of a trick rider in the Ringling Brothers' circus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel that is at once captivating, deeply poignant, and swirling with exquisite historical details of a bygone world, \u003cem\u003eThe Ringmaster's Wife \u003c\/em\u003ewill escort readers into the center ring, with its bright lights, exotic animals, and a dazzling performance that can only be described as the Greatest Show on Earth!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vibrant with the glamour and awe that flourished under the Big Top in the 1920s, \u003cem\u003eThe Ringmaster's Wife \u003c\/em\u003einvites the reader [into] the Greatest Show on Earth.\" --Joanne Bischof, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lady and the Lionheart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristy Cambron fancies life as a vintage-inspired storyteller. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Butterfly and the Violin\u003c\/em\u003e, was named to \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e's Best Books of 2014 and nominated for \u003cem\u003eRT Book Reviews'\u003c\/em\u003e Choice Awards Best Inspirational Novel of 2014 and for the 2015 INSPY Awards for Best Debut Novel. Her second novel, \u003cem\u003eA Sparrow in Terezin\u003c\/em\u003e, was named \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e's Pick of the Month (Christian Fiction) for February 2015 and a Top Pick for \u003cem\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e. Kristy holds a degree in Art History from Indiana University. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three young sons. Website: www.kristycambron.com Twitter: @KCambronAuthor Facebook: Kristy-Cambron-Author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543922086162,"sku":"9780718041540","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3027cd39-c82e-489a-b706-21e82c79356b.jpg?v=1731516881","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ringmasters-wife-9780718041540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}