

The Thunder of Giants
Author: Joel Fishbane
Narrator: Tandy Cronyn
Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/14/2015
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Author: Joel Fishbane
Narrator: Tandy Cronyn
Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/14/2015
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Sometimes I read a book that I just love--and not a moment too soon, especially after a month of duds (You readers know what I speak of, when every book you pick up stinks to high heaven and you begin to despair that you'll ever read another good book...and maybe the problem is you!) and I'm left sp......more
This was a disappointing book for me. I thought the premise sounded very interesting since it involved 2 women who were 'giants' in size. One of them was Anna Swan who was born in Nova Scotia and lived in the 19th century. Her part of the story is based on true facts about the life of Anna Swan. The......more
This book about the life of Anna Swan, one of PT Barnum's giants back in NY, was as truly sad as it was fascinating. Gigantism is such a very rare disorder that it's fascinating to begin with. Sadly it does bring about a host of other ailments, & a shortened lifespan, so for Anna's husband to live t......more