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Born to a family of crofters in 1846, Anna Swan, the real-life Nova Scotian giantess seven-foot-six in her stocking feet and weighing 413lbs., renders her own autobiographical account. Searching for a home that fits, Anna first goes from Nova Scotia to New York, where P.T. Barnum bills her at his museum of freaks as The Biggest Modern Woman in the World. Worn down by Barnums museum fires, she goes from New York to Europe and then to a giant farmhouse in the American Midwest, where she hopes to live out the rest of her life like a Victorian lady. Part truth, part legend, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World is a saucy romp through the traditional categories of gender, art, sexuality and nationality. A zany, moving, exhilarating story woven from the most remarkable reality. Swan displays remarkable empathy, as well as predictable sympathy, in bringing Anna to exuberant life. The Globe and Mail Anna Swans story, despite its fantastic trappings, is an everywomans tale. Macleans Smart entertainment for anybody who wants to know what its like up there. San Francisco Chronicle No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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