Ebook {Epub PDF} The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine

When her mother had a series of strokes, Tessa Fontaine couldn’t stand to watch her mother disappear. The Electric Woman tells Tessa’s story of joining America’s last travelling freak show, and learning to perform death-defying acts in order to come to terms with her mother’s illness. In her life-affirming memoir, Tessa finds hope and companionship among sword swallowers and snake charmers. The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts. Tessa Fontaine. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27 (p) ISBN In the opening pages of this fascinating memoir, first-time author. The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts. by Tessa Fontaine. Publication Date: May 7, Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction. Paperback: pages. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN ISBN

THE ELECTRIC WOMAN A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts By Tessa Fontaine pp. Farrar, Straus Giroux. $ "The Electric Woman" is a sideshow act: Its star, "Electra," sits on a chair and. Tessa Fontaine's astonishing audiobook memoir of pushing past fear, The Electric Woman, follows the author on a life-affirming journey of loss and self-discovery— through her time on the road with the last traveling American sideshow and her relationship with an adventurous, spirited mother. Turns out, one lesson applies to living through illness, keeping the show on the road, letting go of. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine (Trade Cloth) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

The Electric Woman, an honest and emotionally vulnerable memoir by Tessa Fontaine, chronicles the author’s relationship with her mother, who suffered a massive stroke that left her a shadow of her former self. Inspired by her mother’s lust for life, Fontaine decides to challenge herself and conquer her fears. The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts. by Tessa Fontaine. Publication Date: May 7, Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction. Paperback: pages. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN ISBN THE ELECTRIC WOMAN. A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts. By Tessa Fontaine. pp. Farrar, Straus Giroux. $ “The Electric Woman” is a sideshow act: Its star, “Electra,” sits on a chair.