Traveling Death and Resurrection Show, The - Tapa blanda

"Inventive, loopy, and warm, Gore's debut novel is shot through with one-liner gems..."--Joy Castro, author of The Truth Book

"An affecting tale about the search for home, connection and authenticity."--Christopher Castellani, author of The Saint of Lost Things

"As stories about Catholicism-heckling mystical punk circuses go, this is the best."--San Francisco Weekly

"Piercing and insightful, Gore's first novel limns one woman's complicated relationship with her religion and her personal faith."--Booklist

"Incredibly satisfying!"--Stacie Williams, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Milwaukee, WI

"[A] savvy rebuke of religious bigotry and a fun, fast, memorable read. Highly recommended."--Library Journal

"A modern passion play that compares favorably to the rotating scenes of Santa Cruz street life."--The Santa Cruz Sentinel

"Great buzz with its blend of outlandish characters, outsized happenings and surprising takes on Catholic faith."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Finally! A new batch of icons, provided by Ariel Gore in this fun, readable, adventure story."--Jennifer Blowdryer, author of White Trash Debutante and Good Advice for Young Trendy People of All Ages

"With a dash of Catholic mysticism mixed with the underground freak show scene, Gore creates a fascinating and inventive odyssey."--Beth Lisick, author of Everybody into the Pool

A Catholic-themed migratory freak show, the Traveling Death and Resurrection Show is made up of a group of misfit performers, including Frances Catherine, a twenty-eight-year-old stigmatic, who finds herself the unwitting center of a religious controversy as she struggles to reconcile her strict Catholic upbringing with her questioning faith. A first novel. Original. 35,000 first printing.