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Thats what leaves an audience breathless, but in the new novel the orphans tale by pam jenoff, the real danger may be outside the circus tent. A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during world war ii, the orphan s tale. Pam is the author of several novels, including her most recent the lost girls of paris and the orphan s tale, both instant new york times bestsellers. Look out for pam s new book, the lost girls of paris, a story of friendship and. Feb 21, 2017 pam jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the nyt bestseller the orphan s tale. Christina baker klines orphan train has collided with the circus caravan from sara gruens water for elephants, and out of that wreck has come pam jenoffs the orphans tale. A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during world war ii, the orphans tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of.
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