Did you ever threaten to run away and join the circus?
The Greatest Of Ease by Teri Bayus is about a girl that did in 1980.
As she finds herself traveling, learning and growing as only a fearless 21 year old woman would do.
Thu, Oct 19
|Morro Bay
Morro Bay Library Author Reading
Did you ever think about running away with the circus? This author talk includes outrageous stories from someone who did.
Time & Location
Oct 19, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Morro Bay, 625 Harbor St, Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA
About the event
The Greatest Of Ease is a new memoir and roman à clef by Teri Bayus that gives readers a fascinating, detailed view of circus life circa 1980. Featuring an untethered girl who becomes a mother on the road while befriending primarily elephants, this self-exploration and on-the-road living occur before cell phones, emails, or the Internet, thus providing a feel of what it is like to be utterly alone and yet surrounded. It is also a sneak peek into the circus culture and way of life that has vanished.
Tidbits infiltrate the novel like kangaroo boxing, why you should be afraid of clowns, and what it is like to live with elephants, tigers, and monkeys.
Book signings will include circus food, Circus stories, reading from the book, and books for sale signed by the author.