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A Cabinet of Wonders

by Renee Dodd · 2006

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Set in 1927, this novel confronts the spectacle of the freak show, steps through the curtains and out the other side, taking the reader to a candid, complex and human space where they can know outsiders as intimates.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1920s1920sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 313 pages

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