TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brophy,Norma
AU  - Stuart,Wendy
TI  - Don't call us Carnies
SN  - 9781922626851 (paperback)
U1  - 791.3092 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Boonwurrung Country, VIC
PB  - Affirm Press
KW  - Brophy, Norma.
KW  - Women circus performers
KW  - Australia
KW  - Biography
KW  - Circus owners
KW  - Women entertainers
KW  - Circus performers
KW  - History
KW  - Entertainers
KW  - Circus
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "We are Showies and damn proud of it" -- Cover
N2  - In this memoir, multi-talented showbiz matriarch Norma Brophy comes out of retirement to reveal a world of interest to many but understood by few. As a born and bred 'show person', Norma is intimately aware of the glittering highs and tragic lows of a people who have brought awe and wonder to generations of Australians. With pizzazz and passion, Norma paints a vivid picture of Australian show culture from the past 100 years, playing ringmaster to a cavalcade of unforgettable characters and places that have helped form the story of her own record-breaking, death-defying family as well as countless other travelling show people, circus and rodeo folk
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