This Day's Madness

Mystery & Suspense, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book This Day's Madness by Sandra E. Bowen, iUniverse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sandra E. Bowen ISBN: 9781450262439
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: November 19, 2010
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Sandra E. Bowen
ISBN: 9781450262439
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: November 19, 2010
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

This Days Madness justifiably earns its title of madness, because there is no other way to describe or rationalize what happens to Frankie, an eight year old orphan black girl entrusted to the care of Tom, a white man and the owner of Doub Circus in which Frankie performs as the WORLDS YOUNGEST TRAPEZIST. This Days Madness is a quasi-tragedy in which the gods and poetic justice are absent. For, Frankies unrelenting tragic suffering is created by an evil-meaning group of people, who kidnap her, only to set her up for ruin. The story lures the reader in with the jovial mood created by the circus. But then, Frankie is torn from her circus family and they are chased out of town. Frankie is sent to an orphanage, where she is stripped of her circus name and becomes Thomasena. Her life becomes a nerve-wrecking and pathetic saga of erased identity, smothered truth, stolen innocence and crushed ambition. Her final hopes for rescue are dashed when Tom Doub dies. Frankie is forced to adjust to life in a hostile environment where she is treated like a parolee from jail. Despite her brilliant performance in school and upright behavior in the community, fate and events conspire to bring her down in shame. Frankie is raped and impregnated by a rich white college student who would have nothing to do with her when she goes looking for him in New York.. where she starts a new life. Phanuel Akubueze Egejuru, Professor of English, Loyola University New Orleans

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This Days Madness justifiably earns its title of madness, because there is no other way to describe or rationalize what happens to Frankie, an eight year old orphan black girl entrusted to the care of Tom, a white man and the owner of Doub Circus in which Frankie performs as the WORLDS YOUNGEST TRAPEZIST. This Days Madness is a quasi-tragedy in which the gods and poetic justice are absent. For, Frankies unrelenting tragic suffering is created by an evil-meaning group of people, who kidnap her, only to set her up for ruin. The story lures the reader in with the jovial mood created by the circus. But then, Frankie is torn from her circus family and they are chased out of town. Frankie is sent to an orphanage, where she is stripped of her circus name and becomes Thomasena. Her life becomes a nerve-wrecking and pathetic saga of erased identity, smothered truth, stolen innocence and crushed ambition. Her final hopes for rescue are dashed when Tom Doub dies. Frankie is forced to adjust to life in a hostile environment where she is treated like a parolee from jail. Despite her brilliant performance in school and upright behavior in the community, fate and events conspire to bring her down in shame. Frankie is raped and impregnated by a rich white college student who would have nothing to do with her when she goes looking for him in New York.. where she starts a new life. Phanuel Akubueze Egejuru, Professor of English, Loyola University New Orleans

More books from iUniverse

Cover of the book The Beauty Queen and the School Nerd by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book 50 Ways to Leave Your 50'S by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Westward Bound, Alone by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Leadership in the Bible by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Martian Blues by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book The Ultimate Broadway Musical List Book by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book The Archipelago of Dreams by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Love and Other Chemical Imbalances by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Harbinger by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book National Past Time by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Coast to Coast and Back to Chicago by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Waiting for Rainbows by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book The New Cadet by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book The Dawn of the Innocent by Sandra E. Bowen
Cover of the book Ripping the Veil by Sandra E. Bowen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy