Welcome to Litsy!

I haven‘t a clue what this story is about, but the tiny woman on the cover caught my attention.

I do like this book but it is taking me a minute to read it. Maybe I‘ll finish it on this 3 hour flight.

Afternoon/Evening Reading

Outside reading on Nov 2nd. That my friends is a win.

Lavinia is only 32" tall but she has ambition to spare which leads her to leave the safety of her family's New England farm to pursue a life on the stage. She ends up working for, and befriending, P.T. Barnum. This fictional account of her life read like a real autobiography and she sure lived a fascinating life.

Circus A master of publicity and promtion, P.T., Barnum made a #circus of curiousities, both genuine and fake The marriage and life of General and Mrs Tom Thumb is revealed as both in this fascinating #historical fiction. Background pic of Freekshow wine at Costco. Haven't tried it yet. #SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs

Starting this tonight

Delighted to see this today. I‘ve had this on my TBR for YEARS now.

A well written and researched story which imaginatively fills in the gaps of Lavinia Warren Bump‘s (aka Mrs Tom Thumb) life and her association with P T Barnum. I loved it.
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Loved this book! Was meant to post this yesterday for the #tiny prompt in the #ANewChapter picture challenge..

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This started strong but came up short in the last 150 pages (pardon the pun!). I felt like I had to keep slogging through to finish it. The historical events dispersed through the chapters were interesting. The only character I really cared for was Minnie.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I feel like aspects of this helped the story line of the movie, The Greatest Showman. I love that movie! It was interesting to see what life was like for differently gifted people at that time. And y‘all know I love anything to do with the circus.

I‘m going to stay in the mid-1800s for another book.

Yay, my first #FeedAReader package is here!!! 🤗 Thank you so much @Kendyl !! I've been wanting to read this book for forever and was super excited when I pulled it out of the package! And this recipe for lasagna soup sounds great, I'm going to try to make it this week. Will let you know how it goes! Thank you to my lovely hosts for putting this together. My package will be sent out by Friday! #bookmail #catsoflitsy #Nala #recipe

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Knowing virtually nothing about Gen. Tom Thumb or his worldly famous marriage to fellow little person “Vinnie” Bump, this was an enlightening & entertaining piece of historical fiction for me. Unlike the more well-known forms of dwarfism, these little people (brought together by P.T. Barnum in the 1800‘s) had “proportionate dwarfism”, with proportions the same as typical adults, but in miniature.

When the author says this is her favorite of the books she has written, you know you need to take advantage of this deal and pick it up!

Even LeRoy is enjoying this one. I picked this up at the library on a hunch. So far so good!

Coming into the home stretch of #womenshistoryreads! Today I want to spotlight THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB, the story of Lavinia Warren (pictured here) who, fully grown at 2 feet 8 inches, captured America's attention & affection as a star attraction in P.T. Barnum's show. This isn't the best-known of Benjamin's novels but it's my personal favorite, & I think you'll love "Vinnie"'s story. #histfic #historicalfiction

#FeistyFeb These four novels center around performers, so for them #AllTheWorldsAStage

#Booktober #UnforgettableWomen Miss Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump! I loved Melanie Benjamin's take on Alice in Wonderland and the real people behind it and this has been on my TBR for quite sometime. Vinnie had proportionate dwarfism from a pituitary disorder; at least with Benjamin's take on Lavinia she is a strong woman who took action to get what she wanted in life. I can't wait to see how the rest of her life unfolds in this book!

A grand story about some lovely little people and how they made a big impact on their world.

Mrs. Tom Thumb was a little person with huge guts and determination. I admired how she overcame her obstacles at a time when someone like her would have been hidden away. Enjoyable read.

Today's workday entertainment!

I really enjoyed this book. Despite being fiction, the author made her story very believable. This woman had an amazing personality.