Cambridge Springs Public Library

Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.

"In small-town Nebraska, heartbroken doctor Fionn Kane crosses paths with Rose Evans, a daring circus performer with a dangerous secret, as their unexpected connection forces them to confront past wounds and the ghosts that threaten to unravel their fragile peace"-- Provided by publisher.

Mid-nineteenth-century little person Mercy Levinia Warren Bump comes of age in the antebellum south before being invited to join the P. T. Barnum circus, through which she meets her future husband, General Tom Thumb, and pursues limitless international opportunities.