Clown Girl
Author: Monica Drake
Drake has created a novel that blends the high comedy of early film stars–most notably Chaplin and W.C. Fields–to raise questions of class, gender, economics, and prejudice. Resisting easy classification, this debut novel blends the bizarre, the humorous, and the gritty with great skill…..Read More
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