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The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

A Novel

Melanie Benjamin

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English
Bantam
01 July 2012
She was only two feet, eight inches tall, but more than a century later, her legend reaches out to us. As a child, Mercy Lavinia Vinnie Warren Bump was encouraged to live a life hidden away from the public. Instead, she reached out to the immortal impresario P T Barnum, married the tiny superstar General Tom Thumb in the wedding of the century, and became the world's most unexpected celebrity. Vinnie's wedding captivated the nation, preempted coverage of the Civil War, and even ushered her into the White House. But her fame also endangered the person she prized most: her similarly sized sister, Minnie, a gentle soul unable to escape the glare of Vinnie's spotlight. A barnstorming novel of the Gilded Age, this is the irresistible epic of a heroine who conquered the country with a heart as big as her dreams - and whose story will surely win over yours.
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Imprint:   Bantam
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   390g
ISBN:   9780385344166
ISBN 10:   0385344163
Pages:   448
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb: A Novel

“By turns heartrending and thrilling, this bighearted novel recounts the life of an extraordinary woman in lush, meticulously researched prose. I loved it!”—Sara Gruen   “[Melanie Benjamin] knows how to combine research and readability. And she’s given Vinnie such dignity and courage . . . that her heroine commands attention from the first page.”—The Washington Post “Remarkable, soaring . . . a spellbinding tale . . . a fascinating story of triumph and tragedy and one person who refused to live a small life.”—BookPage   “Melanie Benjamin enfolds the reader in the intimate world of Lavinia Warren Stratton, better known as Mrs. Tom Thumb, [whose] voice is unflinching. . . . That the characters have faults and regrets, as well as hope, adds to the veracity of the novel.”—The Denver Post   “A narrative voice that is feisty, intelligent, brave, adventurous, and resourceful.”—The Boston Globe   “Grabs you from the opening pages, providing hints of the absorbing and entertaining story to come . . . a delightful cavalcade of late nineteenth-century Americana.”—Library Journal


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