The Knife Thrower's Assistant: Memoirs of a Human Target

Ronnie Claire Edwards

ISBN 10: 1930709161 / ISBN 13: 9781930709164

Published by Hawk Pub Group, 2000

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SIGNED by Edwards! Original hardcover in jacket, first edition, a few b + w biographical photographs. Condition: few small tears to jacket edges; light wear from reference. Very bright and solid. Seller Inventory # ABE-1665368467394

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Knife Thrower's Assistant: Memoirs of a ...

Publisher: Hawk Pub Group

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

For years, a close circle of friends have been thrilled and enchanted by actress Ronnie Claire Edwards' vivid and hilarious stories–tall tales and yarns that have earned her a reputation as one of Hollywood's greatest raconteurs. Now, for the first time, Edwards has taken pen in hand to write those precious stories down so she can share them with a larger audience. And the strangest thing is–they're all true!

In a unique voice reminiscent of both Mark Twain and Eudora Welty, Edwards recounts the adventures that made hers a life unlike any other, filled with the quirky, the hair-raising, and the absurd. She writes about performing at rowdy (not to mention dangerous) mining camps, her strange and mystical experiences with the gypsies, and her true-life adventures as the Knife-Thrower's Assistant. Ronnie Claire Edwards creates a style all her own, what Fannie Flagg, in her Foreword, calls "Oklahoma Gothic." If there wasn't such a thing before–there certainly is now.

About the Author:

Ronnie Claire Edwards is known all across the world for her role as Corabeth Walton Godsey on the television series, The Waltons. She has appeared extensively in television, film, and theater. Her writing credits include the musicals, Cowboy, and Idols of the King, as well as a cookbook, Sugar and Grease(paint). Her award-winning fiction has appeared in Texas Short Stories. She recently toured the United States in a one-woman show based on this book.