Under the Big Top - by Bruce Feiler (Paperback)

About the Book

From the Back Cover

Both a great American adventure and a rare entry into asheltered world, Under the Big Top describes one man's pursuit of every child's fantasy: running away to join the circus. Bruce Feiler's unforgettable year as a clown will forever change your view of one of the world's oldest art forms and remind you of how dreams can go horribly wrong -- and then miraculously come true.

Review Quotes

"Writing beautifully...Bruce Feiler penetrates the heart and soul of circus life with such stark clarity." - Douglas Brinkley, author of The Majic Bus: An American Odyssey

"A three ring triumph...the best book ever written about the circus." - Jim Foster, editor of The White Tops

Praise for UNDER THE BIG TOP "A stunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions." - The New Yorker

"Inspirational." - New York Times

"A colorful, sometimes unsettling, pageant of circus life." - Entertainment Weekly

"Bruce Feiler is a keen and thoughtful observer...he forces circus goers to see the familiar spectacles anew." - New York Times Book Review

"Incredible...exciting...unbelievable..." - Chattanooga Free Press

"A mud and sweat-filled, but ultimately loving portrait of the circus." - New York Post

"Spellbinding...captivating...truly touching." - Princeton Times

"As irresistible as cotton candy, as attention-grabbing as the death-defying trapeze act." - Indianapolis Star

"A gritty, haunting story." - People

"Sure-handed...dark-hued...extraordinary." - Christian Science Monitor

"Startling...romantic...seductive." - Denver Post