The Ringmaster’s Wife
The Ringmaster’s Wife by Kristy Cambron, published by Thomas Nelson Incorporated in 2016, is a historical fiction novel that spans 368 pages. Set in turn-of-the-century America, the story follows Mable, a young girl who dreams of a life beyond her family’s farm. Her journey leads her to the Chicago World’s Fair, where a chance encounter with the showman John Ringling alters her destiny and introduces her to the vibrant world of the circus.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines the lives of two women across different eras, highlighting themes of courage and transformation. As Lady Rosamund Easling embarks on her own adventure to America, she encounters Mable and the dazzling life of the Ringling Brothers’ circus. This edition captures the essence of the Jazz Age and the allure of the performing arts, offering a glimpse into a bygone era filled with excitement and change.
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An ounce of courage.
A leap of faith.
Together, they propel two young women to chase a new life–one that’s reimagined from what they might have become.
In 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.
A 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.
When 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.
A novel that is at once captivating, deeply poignant, and swirling with exquisite historical details of a bygone world, The Ringmaster’s Wife will 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!
“Vibrant with the glamour and awe that flourished under the Big Top in the 1920s, The Ringmaster’s Wife invites the reader [into] the Greatest Show on Earth.” –Joanne Bischof, award-winning author of The Lady and the Lionheart
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