{"product_id":"9780374538408","title":"The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice; A \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2018; An Amazon Editors' Best Book of 2018; A \u003ci\u003eRefinery29 \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2018; A \u003ci\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/i\u003eMost Unforgettable Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is the story of a daughter and her mother. It’s also a memoir, a love story, and a tale of high-flying stunts . . . An adventure toward and through fear.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTessa Fontaine’s astonishing memoir of pushing past fear, \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the author on a life-affirming journey of loss and self-discovery—through her time on the road with the last traveling American sideshow and her relationship with an adventurous, spirited mother. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTurns out, one lesson applies to living through illness, keeping the show on the road, letting go of the person you love most, and eating fire:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe trick is there is no trick. \u003cbr\u003e You eat fire by eating fire. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo journeys—a daughter’s and a mother’s—bear witness to this lesson in \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor three years Tessa Fontaine lived in a constant state of emergency as her mother battled stroke after stroke. But hospitals, wheelchairs, and loss of language couldn’t hold back such a woman; she and her husband would see Italy together, come what may. Thus Fontaine became free to follow her own piper, a literal giant inviting her to “come play” in the World of Wonders, America’s last traveling sideshow. How could she resist?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Transformed into an escape artist, a snake charmer, and a high-voltage Electra, Fontaine witnessed the marvels of carnival life: intense camaraderie and heartbreak, the guilty thrill of hard-earned cash exchanged for a peek into the impossible, and, most marvelous of all, the stories carnival folks tell about themselves. Through these, Fontaine trained her body to ignore fear and learned how to keep her heart open in the face of loss. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story for anyone who has ever imagined running away with the circus, wanted to be someone else, or wanted a loved one to live forever, \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Woman \u003c\/i\u003eis ultimately about death-defying acts of all kinds, especially that ever constant: good old-fashioned unconditional love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42996269449277,"sku":"9780374538408","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780374538408_p0.jpg?v=1771587954","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780374538408","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}