
THE LUSTFUL FREAK
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Carlton Press, New York, 1988, believe 1st. ISBN 0-8062-3268-4. Hard cover, 208 pages. Very good; light shelf wear, some rubbing along spine edges; binding sound. Dust jacket with price intact shows some edge wear with a few tiny tears, splash marks on front panel, colour rubs on rear panel. Book interior clean and unmarked. Inscription on rear end paper “In Memory of Florree, the author, who is missed very much by everyone who knew her. Samuel (her husband)” ‘… we are introduced to a world rarely encountered in fiction – the circus. … it is a separate, real-life world, its inhabitants are specialists (acrobats, knife-throwers, animal trainers, fortune tellers); freaks (giants, midgets, rubber men, bearded women); and an abundance of animals and clowns, plus beautiful young ladies. Dona Fenton … is the press agent for the Leska Brothers Circus. There she meets Midge Jura (“thirty inches, thirty pounds, thirty years old”), who falls madly in love with her. … in the center ring are Dona and the love interest, which slowly intensifies. In the outer rings are the various and always rivering side shows; marriages, deaths, fights, children, the gruff Mr. Leska, and scouts from Hollywood, who constantly offer Dona jobs in the movie industry.’ (from flaps)