Written as a fictional autobiography in the first person, ‘The Final Confession of Mabel Stark’ is a true-life historical account of Mabel Stark who made a name for herself by becoming the world’s greatest female tiger trainer during the early to mid-1900’s when the circus was the most popular fo...
Brinkley’s Tower: A Novel { 5 } JUST BEYOND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TOWN was the rickety wood-planked bridge separating México from Los Estados Unidos. At most hours of the day customs guards sat on either end of the little bridge. The American guard had a small cabin in which he kept a radio, a ...
Mostly, Carlos slept. On the fourth morning, he awoke with a strange feeling. Though his head pounded and his ribs still hurt with each breath, the pain in his foot seemed to be gone. Gently, he moved his foot from side to side, something that would have caused him to scream before. He sat up and...
. . Hough dutifully traces the peaks and valleys of Mabel's remarkable life. . . . Mabel's tale is sprinkled with bits of fascinating circus lore."-Jenny Oftill, The Washington Post"You'd be hard-pressed to find a more enjoyable novel. . . . [Hough's] colorful account of [Mabel's] wild life-in an...