Reggie Rainbow got his name at the orphanage. He had polio as a child, and seventeen years of using crutches have given him strong hands and nimble fingers. It is this dexterity, perfect for... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This author exploded on the LBGT scene with the novel "Ready To Catch Him If He Falls". I loved that book so I was very anxious to explore this new one. Set in the days of traveling theatre acts, there are 3 main characters: The magician who is quite the dandy, his lovely and wise female apprentice, and his polio-damaged behind the scenes jack of all trades. They strive from town to town to find gigs in different opera halls and the like, and it is mostly a hard scrabble life. But our disappearance
boy harbors a very deep secret: he wants to fall in love with the Italian bakers son. The magician is not of the highest moral character, the female has the whole thing figured out, and the reader is hoping that the disappearance boy finds his true love. An offbeat book, but never dull.
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