The Catch Trap
Tommy was born into a circus family, but he didn't want to join his father's act - he hated lions. His dreams were higher, up in the rigging with the flying trapeze. When Mario Santelli offered to teach him to fly, it was the start of not only a terrific circus act but also a lifelong...
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Tommy was born into a circus family, but he didn't want to join his father's act - he hated lions. His dreams were higher, up in the rigging with the flying trapeze. When Mario Santelli offered to teach him to fly, it was the start of not only a terrific circus act but also a lifelong partnership. A tremendously moving tale, a rich family saga, a wise and compassionate portrait of a special love in a special world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781938185021 (1938185021)
Publish date: June 1st 2012
Publisher: Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust
Pages no: 636
Edition language: English
This book is the best one from Marion Zimmer Bradley. I read it four years ago and I'm always reading it again. I have a soft spot when talking aboute MZB's books, because sehe is my favorite author by far!
The Catch Trap was an incredibly moving story and I really liked it much. Below are a few of my random thoughts. For a far more insightful analysis I suggest you check out Teddy Pig’s review, he’s the reason I spent considerable time ringing 2nd hand book shops around the country trying to get hold ...
I love this book. It's a wonderful, heart-wrenching story about a pair of circus trapeze artists who fall in love. The problem is they are both men, and it's the forties. Things do not go smoothly. It's a riveting story and a departure for Bradley, who wrote mostly sci-fi. The characters are achingl...
[These notes were writte in 1985:]. Two people do a flying trapeze act, and fall in love with each other, face outside opposition, split up, and eventually, older and wiser, realize they can't live without each other, establish a new and firmer relationsip, and square things with difficult relatives...
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