THE TRANSFORMATION OF BARTHOLOMEW FORTUNO By: Ellen Bryson
St. Martin's Press
June 2011
On Sale: June 7, 2011
Featuring: Bartholomew Fortuno
352 pages ISBN: 0312577125 EAN: 9780312577124 Paperback Add to Wish List
Bartholomew Fortuno, the World's Thinnest Man, believes that his unusual body is a gift. Hired by none other than P.T. Barnum to work at his spectacular American Museuma modern marvel of macabre displays and live performances by Barnum's cast of freaks and odditiesFortuno has reached the pinnacle of his career. But after a decade of solid performance, he finds his contentment flagging. When a carriage pulls up outside the Museum in the dead of night, bearing Barnum and a mysterious veiled womanrumored to be a new performerFortuno's curiosity is piqued. And when Barnum asks Fortuno to follow her and report back on her whereabouts, his world is turned upsidedown. Why is Barnum so obsessed with this woman? Who is she, really? And why has she taken such a hold of the hearts of those around her? The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortunois a moving novelabout human appetites and longings. With pitch- perfect prose, Ellen Bryson explores what it means to be profoundly unique and the power of love to transcend even the greatest divisions.
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