Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney

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Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney

January 1932: Ben MacCarthy and his father watch a vagabond variety revue making a stop in the Irish countryside. After a two-hour kaleidoscope of low comedy, juggling, tumbling, and other entertainments, Ben's father, mesmerized by Venetia Kelly, the troupe's magnetic headliner, makes a fateful decision: to abandon his family and set off on the road with Miss Kelly and her caravan. Ben's mother, shattered by the desertion, exhorts, Find him and bring him back, thereby sending the boy on a Homeric voyage into manhood.

Interweaving a host of unforgettable creations--King Kelly, Venetia's violent, Mephistophelean grandfather; Sarah Kelly, Venetia's mysterious, amoral mother; and even a truth-telling ventriloquist's dummy named Blarney--Frank Delaney unfurls a splendid narrative that spans half the world and a tumultuous decade.
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ISBN 13 9780812979732
ISBN 10 0812979737
Title Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show
Author Frank Delaney
Series A Novel Of Ireland
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2012-01-17
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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