We Are All His Creatures: Tales of P. T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman by Deborah NoyesMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Many people know the story of P. T. Barnum and his famous shows, but little is known about his family. Some could argue that he had two families. He had his two wives and his daughters, as well as the people that worked for him. All of the women in his life were exploited in one way or another. It didn’t matter if she was a Little Person, a giantess or his daughter, they all had to overcome life living in his shadow and surviving under his rules. We Are All His Creatures is a fictional account of many of these women all woven together to bring the memory of these people to life. The multiple narrators in this audiobook give diversity and authenticity to the many voices represented. Noyes has crafted a book that is a nice quick escape and should be treated as such. It is not meant to be a true account of these varied lives.
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