“Heartbreaking.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Amanda Davis writes gently, even poetically about extraordinary brutality. She has a distinctively creepy, even noirish sensibility.” — New York Times Book Review

“An utterly unique take on what it means to run away and join a circus.” — Elizabeth Strout, author of AMY AND ISABELLE

“This book is a circus Pygmalion — a spectacular tale of injury, heartbreak, and metamorphosis.” — Jonathan Ames, author of The Extra Man

“At the end of this rich and satisfying novel…I did not want to leave.” — Michelle Chalfoun, author of Roustabout and The Width of the Sea

“This is a marvelous modern-girl odyssey, dark and comic and poignant and smart.” — Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief

“Amanda Davis has a wicked and inspired imagination.” — Brady Udall, author of The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

“This is such a good book--the voice is so engaging, heartbreaking and true.” — --Susan Richards Shreve, author of Plum & Jaggers

“A story that is at once harrowing and, strangely, filled with adventure.” — Michael Chabon, author of SUMMERLAND