Stroud, Nell

Josser: The Secret Life of a Circus Girl

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ISBN 13:: 9781860496950
author:: Stroud, Nell
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Virago
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2000
Pages:: 298
Genre:: Biography: film, television & music
Condition:: New
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Josser is the powerful and moving account of Nell Stroud's life in the circus. After a terrible riding accident left her mother permanently brain-damaged, Nell ran away to join the circus.

She found a community that became more real to her than her own life, comprising trapeze artists, clowns, high-wire acts, grooms, llamas, and elephants who had sacrificed their lives for their art. The circus was a place where people worked tirelessly in all weathers to perfect dramatic and beautiful acts.

As an outsider, Nell is often referred to as a 'josser', someone from the outside world living among the circus people. This book tells her story, offering a unique insight into the lives of those who work in this extraordinary art form.

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