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The Charlatan's Boy: A Novel

The Charlatan's Boy: A Novel

â€œI only know one man who might be able to tell me where I come from, and that man is a liar and a fraud.â€Â
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As far back as he can remember, the orphan Grady has tramped from village to village in the company of a huckster named Floyd. With his adolescent accomplice, Floyd perpetrates a variety of hoaxes and flimflams on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier, such as the Ugliest Boy in the World act.
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Itâ€™s a hard way to make a living, made harder by the memory of fatter times when audiences thronged to see young Grady perform as â€œThe Wild Man of the Feechiefen Swamp.â€ But what can they do? Nobody believes in feechies anymore.
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When Floyd stages an elaborate plot to revive Corenwaldersâ€™ belief in the mythical swamp-dwellers known as the feechiefolk, he overshoots the mark. Floydâ€™s Great Feechie Scare becomes widespread panic. Eager audiences become angry mobs, and in the ensuing chaos, the Charlatanâ€™s Boy discovers the truth that has evaded him all his lifeâ€”and will change his path forever.
Country USA
Brand Waterbrook
Manufacturer WaterBrook
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|297180
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2010-10-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307458223

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