The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb

“Nicholas Rinaldi is a writer I’ve admired for some time, but his latest — The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb — took me by surprise. It’s a stunning tour of an era, an American psychological landscape, with its bravura and tragic headstrong drive to command more and more of the world in every sense. Rinaldi doesn’t really have to make it up. The absurd history leaps at him. But he catches it, shapes and gives it body and language. This is an achievement — a lively, instructive romp that tells us as much about our time as ‘back then.’” – Jay Parini, author of “The Last Station” and “The Passages of H.M.”“Imaginatively blends fact and fiction… Top-notch entertainment.” * Publishers Weekly *“On one level Rinaldi has written a lively historical novel about Tom Thumb. But this book is so much more than that. It is about that most human of conditions, those trembling moments when hot passion and the desire for love just seem too big and overwhelming for our puny bodies trying to contain such powerful emotions.” – Richard C. Morais, author of “The Hundred-Foot Journey” and “Buddhaland Brooklyn”“In exquisite counterpoint, Rinaldi’s book makes history live again in accounts of the Civil War and that of Barnum and the unforgettable General Tom Thumb.” – Sue Walker, Alabama Poet Laureate, Stokes Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing, University of South Alabama“Rollicking…Rinaldi also illuminates the Civil War backdrop to great effect… history lovers will find plenty here to appreciate.” * Booklist *“Fast-paced and brightly colored…A cast of thousands, daring escapes, sweeping vistas: Rinaldi does his idea justice with swift pacing and spectacle.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Charts a harrowing tour through the Civil War…a vivid story.” * Connecticut Post *

Nicholas Rinaldi is the author of three previous novels (Bridge Fall Down, The Jukebox Queen of Malta, and Between Two Rivers) and three collections of poetry. His work has been widely reviewed and earned many awards in the United States and abroad. With his wife, Jacqueline, he currently resides in Connecticut.

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