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The Midget's House
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Marisa Delano is thrilled when she unexpectedly inherits the fairy-tale like cottage on the Sarasota, Florida bay front. What she doesn’t know is that another woman, Lucinda Lacey, a sideshow midget who died on the property in 1924, still inhabits it. And Lucinda has no intention of giving up her home to the new owner.
Switching between the carnivals, circuses, and freak shows of the early twentieth century, and the boom-and-bust of today's Florida, Lucinda's life story unfolds as Marisa searches for answers about the strange presence in her new home. The diminutive Lucinda might not be as benign as she first seems. Did Lucinda murder her lover on the day she died? And, if so, is Marisa in danger?
THE MIDGET’S HOUSE was inspired by the author's own house in Sarasota, Florida, that, if local legend is to be believed, was built for the little people of the Ringling Bros. Circus, and is haunted to this day by at least one of them.
Marisa Delano is thrilled when she unexpectedly inherits the fairy-tale like cottage on the Sarasota, Florida bay front. What she doesn’t know is that another woman, Lucinda Lacey, a sideshow midget who died on the property in 1924, still inhabits it. And Lucinda has no intention of giving up her home to the new owner.
Switching between the carnivals, circuses, and freak shows of the early twentieth century, and the boom-and-bust of today's Florida, Lucinda's life story unfolds as Marisa searches for answers about the strange presence in her new home. The diminutive Lucinda might not be as benign as she first seems. Did Lucinda murder her lover on the day she died? And, if so, is Marisa in danger?
THE MIDGET’S HOUSE was inspired by the author's own house in Sarasota, Florida, that, if local legend is to be believed, was built for the little people of the Ringling Bros. Circus, and is haunted to this day by at least one of them.
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First published January 1, 2011
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Anita Bartholomew
6 books23 followersI specialize in narrative—which is just another way of saying storytelling. I've written well over 100 narratives in my career, two of which were adapted into TV movies.
A longtime contributor to both the US and international editions of Reader's Digest (and former contributing editor to the US edition), I've also contributed to a number of other major magazines.
I’m the co-author of the award-winning Something to Prove: A Daughter’s Journey to Fulfill a Father’s Legacy, the author of The Midget's House, a historical novel inspired by my former home in Sarasota, Florida, and the author of Siege: An American Tragedy, about the US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
A longtime contributor to both the US and international editions of Reader's Digest (and former contributing editor to the US edition), I've also contributed to a number of other major magazines.
I’m the co-author of the award-winning Something to Prove: A Daughter’s Journey to Fulfill a Father’s Legacy, the author of The Midget's House, a historical novel inspired by my former home in Sarasota, Florida, and the author of Siege: An American Tragedy, about the US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
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August 29, 2022
#NetGalley #Siege
An enthralling narrative about distressing events of January 6th, 2021.
Siege: An American Tragedy by Anita Bartholomew sums up publicly available information sources to present a coherent story of the Capitol siege.
For those who don't want to wait for the official release of the January 6th report from the Capitol Select Committee, the book will be a brief helpful guide into the core of the siege. Events are organized in chronological order, sometimes minute-by-minute, illuminating both sides of the conflict, cops and insurrectionists. The book shows what variety of characters supported Trump, from wild conspiracy theories followers to retired army veterans. The horror of the siege lies in the fact that both sides believed they defended the country and democracy. That's one baby step away from the civil war. The author argues that the threat of the civil war hasn't disappeared because Trump still cherishes the thought of becoming a president for the second term.
Everyday language makes the reading of the book very easy. The author exploits the dramatic effect to underscore the focal points or to jump from one participant to another. As summary, the book is ideal for readers who know little about the siege. However, with time, 'Siege' will disappear in the sea of books with the analytical approach.
I received an advance review copy through Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
An enthralling narrative about distressing events of January 6th, 2021.
Siege: An American Tragedy by Anita Bartholomew sums up publicly available information sources to present a coherent story of the Capitol siege.
For those who don't want to wait for the official release of the January 6th report from the Capitol Select Committee, the book will be a brief helpful guide into the core of the siege. Events are organized in chronological order, sometimes minute-by-minute, illuminating both sides of the conflict, cops and insurrectionists. The book shows what variety of characters supported Trump, from wild conspiracy theories followers to retired army veterans. The horror of the siege lies in the fact that both sides believed they defended the country and democracy. That's one baby step away from the civil war. The author argues that the threat of the civil war hasn't disappeared because Trump still cherishes the thought of becoming a president for the second term.
Everyday language makes the reading of the book very easy. The author exploits the dramatic effect to underscore the focal points or to jump from one participant to another. As summary, the book is ideal for readers who know little about the siege. However, with time, 'Siege' will disappear in the sea of books with the analytical approach.
I received an advance review copy through Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
April 30, 2012
I loved this book. Now I might have been a bit pre-disposed to enjoy it considering it’s full of things that interest me: ghosts, history and circus performers, but there is enough charm and grace in the book to entrance any reader.
The book essentially tells the story of two women, Marisa, who is starting her life over after loss, and the ghostly Lucinda, whose truth has been lost in time. Their stories interweave in a fascinating tale of mystery, ghosts, romance, and circus history until they collide in a tense conclusion.
The perspective of this novel is told from two points-of views, Marisa’s and Lucinda’s, and shifts the reader back and forth from the modern day to the early 20th century. Now this change could have easily become disjointed, but the author makes the transition seamless, and as a reader I flowed through the story effortlessly. Both Marisa and Lucinda are compelling characters -never seeming helpless or weak, even when they faced adversity- and you are naturally pulled into their captivating parallel stories.
The book is also rich in alluring backdrops of setting and description. Both worlds come to life exquisitely as the book takes you on a charismatic journey through modern Florida and the bygone era of the heydays of carnivals and circuses. This lovely detailing keeps the book’s pace flowing perfectly until the end.
The Midget’s House is an easy and enthusiastic recommend
The book essentially tells the story of two women, Marisa, who is starting her life over after loss, and the ghostly Lucinda, whose truth has been lost in time. Their stories interweave in a fascinating tale of mystery, ghosts, romance, and circus history until they collide in a tense conclusion.
The perspective of this novel is told from two points-of views, Marisa’s and Lucinda’s, and shifts the reader back and forth from the modern day to the early 20th century. Now this change could have easily become disjointed, but the author makes the transition seamless, and as a reader I flowed through the story effortlessly. Both Marisa and Lucinda are compelling characters -never seeming helpless or weak, even when they faced adversity- and you are naturally pulled into their captivating parallel stories.
The book is also rich in alluring backdrops of setting and description. Both worlds come to life exquisitely as the book takes you on a charismatic journey through modern Florida and the bygone era of the heydays of carnivals and circuses. This lovely detailing keeps the book’s pace flowing perfectly until the end.
The Midget’s House is an easy and enthusiastic recommend
August 9, 2024
Overpopulation, under educated employees and no one and I mean no one following the rules or the reason for the downfall of many prisons. I think someone in the book said it best “a new building isn’t going to fix the problems,because the same old people will still be running it.” I found this book to have a lot of great research and interesting stories I especially love the one about Angela Davis and her cohorts in the meeting through the window. There’s a lot to be said if you want to fix the problems talk to the people these problems effect. I thoroughly enjoyed this book in a few love social history then you should start by reading this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. I gave it five stars and it deserves every one of them. I was given this book by Net Galley and I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any grammar or punctuation errors as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own.
August 5, 2022
Siege An American Tragey by Anita Bartholomew
9780983992226
228 Pages
Publisher: Bartholomew & Co. Inc, Independent Book Publisher Association
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Politics, Civil Unrest
This is a book that everyone in America should read. At times, it is difficult because it brings us bad to that terrible day. It tells how January 6, 2021, happens and the events that led up to it. We all saw the events as it was unfolding in real time on television, but we did not know how well thought out and planned the coup attempt it was. The book is well researched, and it is written in an easy-to-understand style. I have read it twice already because I could not truly believe the back story to the insurrection. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
9780983992226
228 Pages
Publisher: Bartholomew & Co. Inc, Independent Book Publisher Association
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Politics, Civil Unrest
This is a book that everyone in America should read. At times, it is difficult because it brings us bad to that terrible day. It tells how January 6, 2021, happens and the events that led up to it. We all saw the events as it was unfolding in real time on television, but we did not know how well thought out and planned the coup attempt it was. The book is well researched, and it is written in an easy-to-understand style. I have read it twice already because I could not truly believe the back story to the insurrection. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
July 4, 2022
This is a fantastic narrative overview covering the 2021 United States Capitol attack/insurrection on 6th January 2021. Comprehensive in nature yet succinct enough to be a quick read, this is a perfect guide to someone who doesn’t completely understand the nuances of American politics and the political system under which the Presidential election takes place. This book covers the before, the during, and the aftermath of this colossal event staining US contemporary history, and offers poignant warnings on how to prevent something so catastrophe and vile from happening again.
With interviews from law enforcement, congress members, and even details explaining the speculative motive of certain insurrectionists, including the “QAnon Shaman” this is a truly spectacular read. The psychology of Trump is fascinating to all regardless of political affiliation, this is a historic and important read/lesson for ALL - even those who have/still unfortunately support wild conspiracy theories and fringe groups.
A thoroughly interesting and engrossing non-fiction book, the writing was superb and it is evident a huge amount of research has gone into this book.
A warning is necessary, the actions of many individuals will be as infuriating as the day itself. It is truly unfortunate that something such as this could occur in a modern society so obsessed with presenting itself as the “land of the free” whilst attempting to undermine, or even irradiate, democracy
With interviews from law enforcement, congress members, and even details explaining the speculative motive of certain insurrectionists, including the “QAnon Shaman” this is a truly spectacular read. The psychology of Trump is fascinating to all regardless of political affiliation, this is a historic and important read/lesson for ALL - even those who have/still unfortunately support wild conspiracy theories and fringe groups.
A thoroughly interesting and engrossing non-fiction book, the writing was superb and it is evident a huge amount of research has gone into this book.
A warning is necessary, the actions of many individuals will be as infuriating as the day itself. It is truly unfortunate that something such as this could occur in a modern society so obsessed with presenting itself as the “land of the free” whilst attempting to undermine, or even irradiate, democracy
July 24, 2022
Was not aware of this title or this author, but I am very interested in what happened on January 6, 2021 and the impact on our country and democracy. In short, this is a well-written and detailed analysis of the events on the afternoon of 1/06/2021 when the Capitol of the United States was breached by a mob of Trump loyalists and others with the goal of disrupting or overtaking the government. I found the writing to be very objective and balanced given the topic. I learned a lot that I didn't know about some of the participants, the officers and Capitol police who were attacked, beaten and nearly killed, and the aftermath--which is still pending given the House investigation of the incident.
It is truly a shocking, disappointing and sad to experience what happened on January 6. I am still disgusted by what happened, and like many I hold Donald Trump responsible. This comes from a conservative Republican who respects the Constitution and the Rule of Law in the United States.
I'm still amazed that there are many Americans who viewed what happened on January 6 as an event blown out of proportion by the liberal news media or let the Trump Administration off with no accountability. If you read Siege your viewpoint may change. Hopefully Trump will never hold another office in his lifetime.
I want to thank NetGally for the opportunity to review this book as well as the author and publisher.
It is truly a shocking, disappointing and sad to experience what happened on January 6. I am still disgusted by what happened, and like many I hold Donald Trump responsible. This comes from a conservative Republican who respects the Constitution and the Rule of Law in the United States.
I'm still amazed that there are many Americans who viewed what happened on January 6 as an event blown out of proportion by the liberal news media or let the Trump Administration off with no accountability. If you read Siege your viewpoint may change. Hopefully Trump will never hold another office in his lifetime.
I want to thank NetGally for the opportunity to review this book as well as the author and publisher.
August 4, 2022
Thank you to Bartholomew & Co., Inc and Netgalley for the ARC.
This isn't a bad book. In fact, I think it's a well researched description of events that took place before and leading up to the January 6th insurrection. I think a person with little or no knowledge of what happened that day would be well informed after reading this book. The reason I'm only giving it a 3 star review is that I'm not sure it's necessary. Much of the research seems be publicly available information from either news reports or interviews given on television or print. As far as I can tell, there's no original research by Ms. Bartholomew. Instead, she's taken that information and consolidated into a narrative form to tell the story of what happened that day. That doesn't make this a bad product. It's just not one I found very useful. I certainly learned some things I didn't know about (or don't remember learning before), but not much of this is new to me. To her credit, she did do a handful of exclusive interviews with various people. So I don't want to misrepresent her work, here. I'm just not sure it was enough for me to make this a worthwhile read.
Again, I think any reader who hasn't been keeping up with the details of what happened could do worse. This book is informative and well written. If you're one of those readers, then I recommend it.
If you've been following the news and the hearings, I think you'll find this book is mostly covering information you're already aware of.
This isn't a bad book. In fact, I think it's a well researched description of events that took place before and leading up to the January 6th insurrection. I think a person with little or no knowledge of what happened that day would be well informed after reading this book. The reason I'm only giving it a 3 star review is that I'm not sure it's necessary. Much of the research seems be publicly available information from either news reports or interviews given on television or print. As far as I can tell, there's no original research by Ms. Bartholomew. Instead, she's taken that information and consolidated into a narrative form to tell the story of what happened that day. That doesn't make this a bad product. It's just not one I found very useful. I certainly learned some things I didn't know about (or don't remember learning before), but not much of this is new to me. To her credit, she did do a handful of exclusive interviews with various people. So I don't want to misrepresent her work, here. I'm just not sure it was enough for me to make this a worthwhile read.
Again, I think any reader who hasn't been keeping up with the details of what happened could do worse. This book is informative and well written. If you're one of those readers, then I recommend it.
If you've been following the news and the hearings, I think you'll find this book is mostly covering information you're already aware of.
July 8, 2022
Anita Bartholomew delivers a brilliant account of the January 6th siege of the US Capitol. She looks at the build up and foreshadowing to the event, showing that something like this was in danger of happening for a while. She also gives a play by play of events on 6th January and the aftermath of the event. The book is very well researched and the author shows how the siege could have been prevented, or at least less serious in nature. She brings humanity to the story, by giving profiles of the some of the insurrectionists and also police who were there. This was interesting, particularly regarding the insurrectionists. We can see their background and how they became involved in the events of 6th January - how the message of Trump became so deeply ingrained in their psyches to the point where they were willing to storm the Capitol. The accounts of the police are particularly moving and we can see the depth of the aftermath. We can see the affects on those involved on all sides, including the system that was being fought over and it is an important lesson for the future. This book is an important read.
October 15, 2014
I really enjoyed this book. It was an awesome blend of historical fiction, paranormal spookiness and intriguing mystery and was very well-written.
The two separate viewpoints--Lucinda's and Marisa's--could very well have made the story disjointed, but the author did an excellent job of keeping the transition between their POV's and different timelines flowing smoothly and effortlessly.
Lucinda's story was the highlight of the book for me with her descriptions of life as a midget "freak" in circuses and sideshows in the 1920's. She was a great character, who, despite all the ridicule and insults she received as a little person, still managed to remain strong and beautiful.
Marisa's modern day timeline also had its enjoyable aspects with her struggles to keep the intriguing Midget House from being demolished by land developers.
The author obviously spent a great deal of time researching her topic and it shows in the excellent writing. Well done, Ms. Bartholomew!
The two separate viewpoints--Lucinda's and Marisa's--could very well have made the story disjointed, but the author did an excellent job of keeping the transition between their POV's and different timelines flowing smoothly and effortlessly.
Lucinda's story was the highlight of the book for me with her descriptions of life as a midget "freak" in circuses and sideshows in the 1920's. She was a great character, who, despite all the ridicule and insults she received as a little person, still managed to remain strong and beautiful.
Marisa's modern day timeline also had its enjoyable aspects with her struggles to keep the intriguing Midget House from being demolished by land developers.
The author obviously spent a great deal of time researching her topic and it shows in the excellent writing. Well done, Ms. Bartholomew!
March 19, 2013
An interesting book about 2 women, one dead, one alive who live in a charming cottage in Sarasota, FL. The house has been built for a midget. Marisa, who had lived in the cottage for a short time in childhood inherits it quite unexpectedly. She moves in and learns a developer is trying to get the land to build condos, the taxes haven't been paid in several years, and weird things keep happening in the house itself. The chapters go back and forth between now and the 1920's freak shows that were part of every circus. Lucinda is a midget who joined the circus when it was traveling through TN. It was interesting to learn about circus life. Marisa investigates the history of her house and learns , in the words of Paul Harvey, the rest of the story about a pivotal event in the mid 1920's.
The book is fiction but the author lives in a cottage in Sarasota built for midgets.
The book is fiction but the author lives in a cottage in Sarasota built for midgets.
July 6, 2013
I wish there was a 4.5 rating on this book, because that was what I would give this very good book. The setting jumps between the "freak" shows of the 1920's circus culture and current day Florida's real-estate boom. This book is similar in a lot of ways to Water for Elephants, which I also liked.
As the title says, it is a love story, a ghost story and a circus story. With that many genres, it could make a book seem jumbled, but Ms. Bartholomew did a great job at making all the elements work together very well. The writing flowed well enough, even given the jumps in setting, to allow me to forget I was reading and just feel like I was experiencing the story. This, to me, is the litmus test for a good book.
All in all, a really good book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good read.
As the title says, it is a love story, a ghost story and a circus story. With that many genres, it could make a book seem jumbled, but Ms. Bartholomew did a great job at making all the elements work together very well. The writing flowed well enough, even given the jumps in setting, to allow me to forget I was reading and just feel like I was experiencing the story. This, to me, is the litmus test for a good book.
All in all, a really good book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good read.
June 10, 2012
I read this book on the kindle, and also was able to get it for free.
As a little kindle read, and as a free book, I was pretty pleased with it. Because the story is short, and it occasionally jumps from two different viewpoints, the story is kept fresh and interesting. Usually I don't care for jumping from different people, but this book managed to pull it off tastefully, and both viewpoints were fairly interesting (although Lucinda's was more so).
Overall, it was a charming as a normally priced book, but great as a "bargain" book.
As a little kindle read, and as a free book, I was pretty pleased with it. Because the story is short, and it occasionally jumps from two different viewpoints, the story is kept fresh and interesting. Usually I don't care for jumping from different people, but this book managed to pull it off tastefully, and both viewpoints were fairly interesting (although Lucinda's was more so).
Overall, it was a charming as a normally priced book, but great as a "bargain" book.
October 22, 2016
Excellent story, read in one sitting.
January 20, 2024
PERHAPS THE BEST SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW OF THE JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION
Reporter Anita Bartholomew wrote in the first chapter of this 2022 book, “On November 15, 2020, Fox News … had some shocking revelations to share with … viewers.... Rudy Guiliani… made the connection between rampant vote tampering… and a software company with businesses in Cuba---and links to China… [He charged that] Smartmatic software was designed by … the late socialist president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez…Smartmatic software was used on voting machines in the swing states…. Smartmatic was also … the owner of Dominion Voting Systems… If true, this intel was beyond damning… It could offer the proof that Trump had been right all along: the election had been rigged. And foreign nationals … had been involved in the rigging. The only problem? Almost none of what [they] stated with such authority was accurate… In all the United States, Smartmatic software was used in a single county only: reliably Democratic Los Angeles… which hadn’t been won by a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan. None of that mattered. The disinformation campaign narrative that originated with Trump loyalists … was being promoted unskeptically by friendly media…” (Pg. 1-2)
She continues, “Who could be trusted any more? County employees who mailed out and processed registration forms would have to have been in on it. Election workers who counted the ballots … would have had to know… Trump loyalists would add more conspirators to the list. The CIA Foreign operatives in Italy and Spain. And that amorphous amalgam of faceless bureaucrats known as the ‘Deep State.’ Pundits in the Fox media empire … had regularly lent credence to Trump’s positions and rhetoric on virtually every topic. It was the most watched cable TV news network in the United States. There was probably no better place to sow seeds of fear and doubt…. Nevermind that Dominion was also among the major voting technology companies in 2016---the year Trump actually won… Nevermind that other Republicans had won races in the 2020 election.” (Pg. 3)
She observes, “When elites looked down on Trump and his antics, those who shared his socially unacceptable beliefs saw a man who could put those who scorned him---and them---in their place… He told it the way it was, or how they believed it was… And so, it might not have made much difference to some of those supporters whether votes from the majority-Democratic urban centers were technically fraudulent or just cast by people they didn’t see as part of ‘the real America.' Democrats, Black Lives Matter members, antifa, and their sympathizers were why the country wasn’t great any more, and needed to be made great again. Those who wanted to move the country forward were de facto enemies. Trump’s grievances… [were] not just reasonable but admirable. Patriotic.” (Pg. 8-9) She adds, “The United States… was divided, not just politically, but also over what its citizens understood to be reality.” (Pg. 11)
She reports, “In a meeting with the president, [acting attorney general Jeffrey] Rosen and [acting deputy attorney general Richard] Donoghue refuted the conspiracy theories, telling Trump that they had been investigated and found to be meritless. Donoghue cautioned the president, ‘Understand that the DOJ can’t and won’t snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election. It doesn’t work that way.’ ‘I don’t expect you to do that,’ replied Trump. ‘Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.’ Just days later… Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ enough new votes to declare Trump the state’s winner.” (Pg. 13)
She notes, “DC National Guard Commander William Walker had had, until January 6th, the authority to decide when, where, and how to deploy emergency Guard forces… Not this time… for the upcoming [Jan 6th] Save America rally, [Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher] Miller stripped Walker of much of his authority… Miller’s memo ordered Walker to get the personal authorization of both the secretary of the army … and himself before responding to any request… or taking any action at all. This memo … ensured a delay if the Guard were called upon to help contain any violence.” (Pg. 21-22)
She comments, “Rioters had… forced back the Capitol Police into the building… allowing the mob to advance further. Some, literally, climbed the walls… Frenzied, jubilant, enraged, ecstatic, bloodthirsty---any and all fit the mood of these people invading their own government. And yet, they imagined themselves patriots… Some carried a version of a US flag … intended to show support for the law enforcement … with whom the mob’s members now engaged in hand-to-hand combat, often using as weapons the flag poles from which those flags were draped… unwittingly treasonous, these men and women who came from across the US at their president’s call… In their minds, they were there to do good. How could they not know that they were doing profound harm to the country they professed to love[?]… How could hundreds of thousands ... be so thoroughly duped?” (Pg. 53-54)
She continues, “they were convinced it was all… part of the plot to bring down the one man fighting to save America from the Deep State operatives… who… trafficked children in Satanic pedophile rings, and drank their blood in a quest for eternal youth. This was QAnon… whose prophet was Q, a person or persons who claimed to be a high level US intelligence officer… The supposed intel never added up to anything real. Anyone who actually researched beyond conspiracy websites would discover that Q’s clues were nonsense. It didn’t seem to matter. Members of the Q movement believed they had discovered the truth.” (Pg. 55)
"Officer Daniel Hodges… [had] been viewing these people as protesters. But protesters didn’t attack cops, and they didn’t try to overrun their seat of government. Nor did patriots, the name they gave themselves. He had a more reliable label for them: terrorists… He also recognized that some would likely do anything to stop him and his fellow officers from advancing, even kill them… the ever-swelling horde of insurrectionists now outnumbered cops almost sixty to one.” (Pg. 63, 65)
She recounts, “At first glance, Ashli Babbitt looked to be one of the least threatening people … But looks… can be deceiving.… [She served 12 years in the miliary and] and she had been trained to use a club and shield… she was an avid QAnon follower whose social media accounts made clear that she believed all kinds of crazy conspiracy theories about Democrats… including that they were getting away with child rape and murder. What might such a person do if she came face-to-face with … the congressional reps who were … just on the other side of the glass doors? The scene was set for a tragedy.” (Pg. 82-83)
She notes, “knowing his vice president was inside the building, his life…. in danger, Trump tweeted: ‘Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country…’ Might Trump’s tweet have further incited a mob whose members had already injured dozens of police officers and had been chanting, ‘Hang Mike Pence’? Could that have been the point?” (Pg. 93-94) Later, she adds, “Trump’s tweet … was posted soon after the rioters breached the building. Trump knew they were in the Capitol at that moment, searching for his vice president… How did Trump expect the mob he’d mustered to react to that statement?” (Pg. 157)
She reports, “At 3:04 p.m., acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller agreed to order the ‘activation’ of the … DC National Guard… But Miller’s order was far less than it appeared to be. An order to ‘activate’ … wasn’t the same as an order to ‘deploy’ the National Guard. All that Miller’s activation order did was tell those serving … to leave their homes … and await orders… As it turned out, no orders would be coming any time soon… Miller, Trump’s hand-picked post-election defense secretary, wasn’t ready to deploy. He continued to slow-walk the process.” (Pg. 108-109)
She notes, “Nancy Pelosi gaveled the House back to order. Four hours of terror had little effect on the vote. One hundred thirty-eight Republican congressional representatives objected to the certification of Pennsylvania’s electoral ballots… Five of the six congressmen who assisted Capitol Police in barricading doors to the House chamber after insurgents tried to smash their way in… objected to certifying the electoral ballots… In the Senate, seven Republicans … voted to object to Pennsylvania’s ballots… But then the grueling all-nighter ended at 3:42 am … Vice President Pence… declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election.” (Pg.129-130)
Miller testified that when he met with Trump on January 3rd… Trump … told him to ‘…do whatever was necessary to protect the demonstrators.’ … Trump saw the Guard as a force that could be deployed to ‘…protect those supporters he’d summoned to Washington… Miller hinted in his testimony that he worried … that the military would be used to help effect an insurrection.” (Pg. 136-137)
She summarizes, “Trump’s post-2020 election self-coup attempt failed. But having exposed a number of weak points in the system, Trump and his allies have made a future coup more likely, and also more likely to succeed. And that is true, whether Trump runs again or it’s someone else.” (Pg. 159) She concludes, “Renouncing what’s left of representative democracy in the United States, as lawmakers in DC are passively doing by their inaction, would eventually amount to losses for all but the smallest minority: the authoritarian at the top… Abandoning democracy for what might be only an imaginary, or at best, fleeting advantage is true madness. If we continue on this path, our losses will be profound.” (Pg. 168)
This book will be “must reading” for anyone studying the January 6th insurrection.
Reporter Anita Bartholomew wrote in the first chapter of this 2022 book, “On November 15, 2020, Fox News … had some shocking revelations to share with … viewers.... Rudy Guiliani… made the connection between rampant vote tampering… and a software company with businesses in Cuba---and links to China… [He charged that] Smartmatic software was designed by … the late socialist president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez…Smartmatic software was used on voting machines in the swing states…. Smartmatic was also … the owner of Dominion Voting Systems… If true, this intel was beyond damning… It could offer the proof that Trump had been right all along: the election had been rigged. And foreign nationals … had been involved in the rigging. The only problem? Almost none of what [they] stated with such authority was accurate… In all the United States, Smartmatic software was used in a single county only: reliably Democratic Los Angeles… which hadn’t been won by a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan. None of that mattered. The disinformation campaign narrative that originated with Trump loyalists … was being promoted unskeptically by friendly media…” (Pg. 1-2)
She continues, “Who could be trusted any more? County employees who mailed out and processed registration forms would have to have been in on it. Election workers who counted the ballots … would have had to know… Trump loyalists would add more conspirators to the list. The CIA Foreign operatives in Italy and Spain. And that amorphous amalgam of faceless bureaucrats known as the ‘Deep State.’ Pundits in the Fox media empire … had regularly lent credence to Trump’s positions and rhetoric on virtually every topic. It was the most watched cable TV news network in the United States. There was probably no better place to sow seeds of fear and doubt…. Nevermind that Dominion was also among the major voting technology companies in 2016---the year Trump actually won… Nevermind that other Republicans had won races in the 2020 election.” (Pg. 3)
She observes, “When elites looked down on Trump and his antics, those who shared his socially unacceptable beliefs saw a man who could put those who scorned him---and them---in their place… He told it the way it was, or how they believed it was… And so, it might not have made much difference to some of those supporters whether votes from the majority-Democratic urban centers were technically fraudulent or just cast by people they didn’t see as part of ‘the real America.' Democrats, Black Lives Matter members, antifa, and their sympathizers were why the country wasn’t great any more, and needed to be made great again. Those who wanted to move the country forward were de facto enemies. Trump’s grievances… [were] not just reasonable but admirable. Patriotic.” (Pg. 8-9) She adds, “The United States… was divided, not just politically, but also over what its citizens understood to be reality.” (Pg. 11)
She reports, “In a meeting with the president, [acting attorney general Jeffrey] Rosen and [acting deputy attorney general Richard] Donoghue refuted the conspiracy theories, telling Trump that they had been investigated and found to be meritless. Donoghue cautioned the president, ‘Understand that the DOJ can’t and won’t snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election. It doesn’t work that way.’ ‘I don’t expect you to do that,’ replied Trump. ‘Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.’ Just days later… Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ enough new votes to declare Trump the state’s winner.” (Pg. 13)
She notes, “DC National Guard Commander William Walker had had, until January 6th, the authority to decide when, where, and how to deploy emergency Guard forces… Not this time… for the upcoming [Jan 6th] Save America rally, [Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher] Miller stripped Walker of much of his authority… Miller’s memo ordered Walker to get the personal authorization of both the secretary of the army … and himself before responding to any request… or taking any action at all. This memo … ensured a delay if the Guard were called upon to help contain any violence.” (Pg. 21-22)
She comments, “Rioters had… forced back the Capitol Police into the building… allowing the mob to advance further. Some, literally, climbed the walls… Frenzied, jubilant, enraged, ecstatic, bloodthirsty---any and all fit the mood of these people invading their own government. And yet, they imagined themselves patriots… Some carried a version of a US flag … intended to show support for the law enforcement … with whom the mob’s members now engaged in hand-to-hand combat, often using as weapons the flag poles from which those flags were draped… unwittingly treasonous, these men and women who came from across the US at their president’s call… In their minds, they were there to do good. How could they not know that they were doing profound harm to the country they professed to love[?]… How could hundreds of thousands ... be so thoroughly duped?” (Pg. 53-54)
She continues, “they were convinced it was all… part of the plot to bring down the one man fighting to save America from the Deep State operatives… who… trafficked children in Satanic pedophile rings, and drank their blood in a quest for eternal youth. This was QAnon… whose prophet was Q, a person or persons who claimed to be a high level US intelligence officer… The supposed intel never added up to anything real. Anyone who actually researched beyond conspiracy websites would discover that Q’s clues were nonsense. It didn’t seem to matter. Members of the Q movement believed they had discovered the truth.” (Pg. 55)
"Officer Daniel Hodges… [had] been viewing these people as protesters. But protesters didn’t attack cops, and they didn’t try to overrun their seat of government. Nor did patriots, the name they gave themselves. He had a more reliable label for them: terrorists… He also recognized that some would likely do anything to stop him and his fellow officers from advancing, even kill them… the ever-swelling horde of insurrectionists now outnumbered cops almost sixty to one.” (Pg. 63, 65)
She recounts, “At first glance, Ashli Babbitt looked to be one of the least threatening people … But looks… can be deceiving.… [She served 12 years in the miliary and] and she had been trained to use a club and shield… she was an avid QAnon follower whose social media accounts made clear that she believed all kinds of crazy conspiracy theories about Democrats… including that they were getting away with child rape and murder. What might such a person do if she came face-to-face with … the congressional reps who were … just on the other side of the glass doors? The scene was set for a tragedy.” (Pg. 82-83)
She notes, “knowing his vice president was inside the building, his life…. in danger, Trump tweeted: ‘Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country…’ Might Trump’s tweet have further incited a mob whose members had already injured dozens of police officers and had been chanting, ‘Hang Mike Pence’? Could that have been the point?” (Pg. 93-94) Later, she adds, “Trump’s tweet … was posted soon after the rioters breached the building. Trump knew they were in the Capitol at that moment, searching for his vice president… How did Trump expect the mob he’d mustered to react to that statement?” (Pg. 157)
She reports, “At 3:04 p.m., acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller agreed to order the ‘activation’ of the … DC National Guard… But Miller’s order was far less than it appeared to be. An order to ‘activate’ … wasn’t the same as an order to ‘deploy’ the National Guard. All that Miller’s activation order did was tell those serving … to leave their homes … and await orders… As it turned out, no orders would be coming any time soon… Miller, Trump’s hand-picked post-election defense secretary, wasn’t ready to deploy. He continued to slow-walk the process.” (Pg. 108-109)
She notes, “Nancy Pelosi gaveled the House back to order. Four hours of terror had little effect on the vote. One hundred thirty-eight Republican congressional representatives objected to the certification of Pennsylvania’s electoral ballots… Five of the six congressmen who assisted Capitol Police in barricading doors to the House chamber after insurgents tried to smash their way in… objected to certifying the electoral ballots… In the Senate, seven Republicans … voted to object to Pennsylvania’s ballots… But then the grueling all-nighter ended at 3:42 am … Vice President Pence… declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election.” (Pg.129-130)
Miller testified that when he met with Trump on January 3rd… Trump … told him to ‘…do whatever was necessary to protect the demonstrators.’ … Trump saw the Guard as a force that could be deployed to ‘…protect those supporters he’d summoned to Washington… Miller hinted in his testimony that he worried … that the military would be used to help effect an insurrection.” (Pg. 136-137)
She summarizes, “Trump’s post-2020 election self-coup attempt failed. But having exposed a number of weak points in the system, Trump and his allies have made a future coup more likely, and also more likely to succeed. And that is true, whether Trump runs again or it’s someone else.” (Pg. 159) She concludes, “Renouncing what’s left of representative democracy in the United States, as lawmakers in DC are passively doing by their inaction, would eventually amount to losses for all but the smallest minority: the authoritarian at the top… Abandoning democracy for what might be only an imaginary, or at best, fleeting advantage is true madness. If we continue on this path, our losses will be profound.” (Pg. 168)
This book will be “must reading” for anyone studying the January 6th insurrection.
January 27, 2018
I loved it!
This is a wonderful book. The characters are all well developed. The "bad guys" are never caricatures or stereotypical. The "good guys" and sympathetic without being portrayed as perfect.
There are surprises all along the way. The story is extremely engaging. I was sorry when I finished it.
This is a wonderful book. The characters are all well developed. The "bad guys" are never caricatures or stereotypical. The "good guys" and sympathetic without being portrayed as perfect.
There are surprises all along the way. The story is extremely engaging. I was sorry when I finished it.
February 18, 2018
I enjoy quirky characters and unusual stories. The Midget's House fits both categories well. I did not connect as well with the characters as I wished, however, and I don't really know why. Still, it was a pleasant read and if you're looking for an interesting story with different twists, you will like this one.
July 9, 2017
This was a nice break from all the serious stuff in the world.
I liked this book, anyone who just wants something of a get away and not to long should check it out.
I liked this book, anyone who just wants something of a get away and not to long should check it out.
August 3, 2017
Pretty good, although the ending was really predictable. Maybe the author did a little too good of a job dropping breadcrumbs along the way.
July 29, 2019
Interesting circus and side show history information.
April 30, 2022
Excellent read
Great book very nice story! Love the characters! Please write more books! Such talent. Could not put this book down!
Great book very nice story! Love the characters! Please write more books! Such talent. Could not put this book down!
September 5, 2022
I loved this book. Want to visit Sarasota
July 8, 2025
Interesting book and gives backround on sarasota cirucs roots.
May 27, 2018
I have to rate before reading
Thats not fair you have tor ate before reading because people cant say if its good or bad yet so i say it is dumb
Thats not fair you have tor ate before reading because people cant say if its good or bad yet so i say it is dumb
July 4, 2020
Engaging and well written with a good hook, minor flaws. I liked it.
July 31, 2012
I loved this book so much I want to take a picture of it and hang it in my heart. I really need to stop overrating the books I really really like and leave five stars for books that I love as much as this one. The characters, the story, the voices are so vivid that reading it was practically a hallucinatory experience for me. I could totally differentiate between individual voices and when the ghost spoke, she sounded like she was giving a fascinating oral history.
Inspired by the author's own Sarasota home and its surrounding history of circus employees, it is a ghost story about Lucinda's early 20th-century life as a circus midget and her doomed love affair with the circus owner. Lucinda's story runs parallel with story of the house's current 21st-century inhabitant, Marisa--a single (divorced) woman with a nice cat and very bad judgement in men. Because of her own personal history with the house, Marisa feels called upon to save the house, surrounding land and its wildlife from developers. She feels pitted against and afraid of the ghost Lucinda because she does not know her story. However, we the readers are privvy and sympathetic to the Lucinda's history, learning a little more and a little more, several steps ahead of Marisa, as we go.
I particularly loved the interesting historical factoids and the side stories about the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic and the effect of WW I on the circus performers. I also really appreciated the acknowledgement of gay love, both then and now. I loved the many details about living in circus communities and the humanizing of the "freaks."
The author clearly did a lot of loving, personalized research into circus history and culture. She writes very respectfully of the "freaks" who otherwise might have had no employment because they were either born poor or visibly different. Much like sex workers, they learned to earn money from their bodies while disdaining and cheating the "rubes" on their circuits, who paid cash from their pockets to be shocked and awed. Lots of food for thought about how human beings mistreat and exploit one another based on appearance and lack of wealth.
The ending is so satisfying, even though it is a bit too neat. I just really wanted happiness for Lucinda and Marisa and was happy to get it, even at cost to credibility. I finished the book awash in goosebumps. Will read again! Very grateful I got it via free download. :)
This review also appears on Amazon.
Inspired by the author's own Sarasota home and its surrounding history of circus employees, it is a ghost story about Lucinda's early 20th-century life as a circus midget and her doomed love affair with the circus owner. Lucinda's story runs parallel with story of the house's current 21st-century inhabitant, Marisa--a single (divorced) woman with a nice cat and very bad judgement in men. Because of her own personal history with the house, Marisa feels called upon to save the house, surrounding land and its wildlife from developers. She feels pitted against and afraid of the ghost Lucinda because she does not know her story. However, we the readers are privvy and sympathetic to the Lucinda's history, learning a little more and a little more, several steps ahead of Marisa, as we go.
I particularly loved the interesting historical factoids and the side stories about the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic and the effect of WW I on the circus performers. I also really appreciated the acknowledgement of gay love, both then and now. I loved the many details about living in circus communities and the humanizing of the "freaks."
The author clearly did a lot of loving, personalized research into circus history and culture. She writes very respectfully of the "freaks" who otherwise might have had no employment because they were either born poor or visibly different. Much like sex workers, they learned to earn money from their bodies while disdaining and cheating the "rubes" on their circuits, who paid cash from their pockets to be shocked and awed. Lots of food for thought about how human beings mistreat and exploit one another based on appearance and lack of wealth.
The ending is so satisfying, even though it is a bit too neat. I just really wanted happiness for Lucinda and Marisa and was happy to get it, even at cost to credibility. I finished the book awash in goosebumps. Will read again! Very grateful I got it via free download. :)
This review also appears on Amazon.
January 30, 2012
"It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways." - Glenn Close
Marisa Delano's elation at inheriting a house straight from the pages of a fairy tale book turns dismal and terrifying. there are expenses that need to be settled and other people want a piece of Marisa's house. moreover, Lucinda Lacey's ghost is reaching beyond the grave to stake her claim on the property as well.
author Anita Bartholomew's novel takes the reader on a trip down memory lane to the circuses and freak shows of the early twentieth century to modern-day Florida. the voices of Marisa and Lucinda alternate throughout the book. each woman tells her story and despite the differences in time and circumstances, both of them are bound by one single thing - a house.
i enjoyed reading about the early days of the circus and what the whole troupe had to undergo in order to make a living and entertain crowds across America. without demystifying the appeal circuses have for me, i also found amusing some inside information about them.
between the two women, i was more fascinated with Lucinda's character. i could just imagine the world she grew up and lived in as a midget. despite her stature, she comes across as a very strong person. she is equally vulnerable to taunts and ridicule because of her size but she remains confident and beautiful inside and out. in addition, her love affair makes the whole book interesting because the origin and secrets of the house are tied to it.
Ms. Bartholomew's writing really stands out whenever Lucinda speaks especially when she describes how Lucinda attempts to find her way from the other side to the world of the living. those interludes had a lyrical and dream-like quality to them.
overall, a good book with a good story and i would recommend it those who love the circus, enjoy a bit of romance and would not mind having a ghost thrown into the bargain.
Marisa Delano's elation at inheriting a house straight from the pages of a fairy tale book turns dismal and terrifying. there are expenses that need to be settled and other people want a piece of Marisa's house. moreover, Lucinda Lacey's ghost is reaching beyond the grave to stake her claim on the property as well.
author Anita Bartholomew's novel takes the reader on a trip down memory lane to the circuses and freak shows of the early twentieth century to modern-day Florida. the voices of Marisa and Lucinda alternate throughout the book. each woman tells her story and despite the differences in time and circumstances, both of them are bound by one single thing - a house.
i enjoyed reading about the early days of the circus and what the whole troupe had to undergo in order to make a living and entertain crowds across America. without demystifying the appeal circuses have for me, i also found amusing some inside information about them.
between the two women, i was more fascinated with Lucinda's character. i could just imagine the world she grew up and lived in as a midget. despite her stature, she comes across as a very strong person. she is equally vulnerable to taunts and ridicule because of her size but she remains confident and beautiful inside and out. in addition, her love affair makes the whole book interesting because the origin and secrets of the house are tied to it.
Ms. Bartholomew's writing really stands out whenever Lucinda speaks especially when she describes how Lucinda attempts to find her way from the other side to the world of the living. those interludes had a lyrical and dream-like quality to them.
overall, a good book with a good story and i would recommend it those who love the circus, enjoy a bit of romance and would not mind having a ghost thrown into the bargain.
September 14, 2022
Siege by Anita Bartholomew carries the sub-title An American Tragedy. To anyone who loves the USA and believes in democracy, the events in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 were a very real tragedy and this extensively researched, superbly written and powerful book exposes just how close the rampaging mob of Trump supporters, encouraged by the outgoing president and a motley collection of lawyers, right-wing media pundits and conspiracy theorists, came to overthrowing the legitimate result of the 2020 presidential election. Like millions in the USA and around the world, I watched the live television images from the Capitol building on that awful day initially with incomprehension and then with mounting horror but the television cameras could not capture everything that was going on inside the building. This book helps paint the full, shocking picture. One particular image from the book resonated massively with me. A battered and exhausted Capitol Police officer, who had battled the invading mob for hours, was able to rest after the building was finally cleared. He sat on a bench in the Rotunda, reflected on the horrors he had seen and experienced that day, and cried out in anguish “Is this America?”
There is no doubt which side of the “insurrectionists or patriots?” argument Anita Bartholomew is on but the way she marshals and presents impeccably resourced facts add weight and credibility to her account. The impression I got from this book is that it is written with a tightly controlled fury (which only very occasionally spills over into explicit outrage) and this makes the story it tells even more compelling. The book also warns of the challenges to American democracy which may still be to come - a very sobering thought.
An important and highly recommended book.
There is no doubt which side of the “insurrectionists or patriots?” argument Anita Bartholomew is on but the way she marshals and presents impeccably resourced facts add weight and credibility to her account. The impression I got from this book is that it is written with a tightly controlled fury (which only very occasionally spills over into explicit outrage) and this makes the story it tells even more compelling. The book also warns of the challenges to American democracy which may still be to come - a very sobering thought.
An important and highly recommended book.
September 13, 2012
A friend recommended this book after I finished reading Water for Elephants. This was another 'circus-themed' book... but much different.
This book is about a house that was built for midget's in the time of carnivals, traveling circuses - a place where people would come & watch these small people... but it never worked out as planned.
I'm not even sure how to explain the book... its told from 2 different times... from Lucinda, the small person who owned the house & from Marisa, the owner of the house today. Lucinda is a spirit that is stuck in the house & Marisa can feel her presence & all the odd things happening around her.
The story flips back & forth so we get to see what happened in the past as well as what Marisa was doing with the house in the present...
I absolutely loved this book... didnt want it to end.
I loved hearing about Lucinda's life & how she traveled with the circus & carnivals & the people she met, who became her friends, & the man she fell in love with, Cyprus.
& I loved hearing about Marisa - a child who grew up in this house when her aunt owned it & then inherited it when her aunt passed away. Marissa has a fight on her hands to keep the house from being demolished
I dont want to give anything away... I just know I loved the story. The way the characters tied into each other, the history of the traveling circus, the story of Lucinda being different& just wanted the things everyone wants... love.
Thank you to my friend for recommending it... definitely enjoyed every minute of reading it.
This book is about a house that was built for midget's in the time of carnivals, traveling circuses - a place where people would come & watch these small people... but it never worked out as planned.
I'm not even sure how to explain the book... its told from 2 different times... from Lucinda, the small person who owned the house & from Marisa, the owner of the house today. Lucinda is a spirit that is stuck in the house & Marisa can feel her presence & all the odd things happening around her.
The story flips back & forth so we get to see what happened in the past as well as what Marisa was doing with the house in the present...
I absolutely loved this book... didnt want it to end.
I loved hearing about Lucinda's life & how she traveled with the circus & carnivals & the people she met, who became her friends, & the man she fell in love with, Cyprus.
& I loved hearing about Marisa - a child who grew up in this house when her aunt owned it & then inherited it when her aunt passed away. Marissa has a fight on her hands to keep the house from being demolished
I dont want to give anything away... I just know I loved the story. The way the characters tied into each other, the history of the traveling circus, the story of Lucinda being different& just wanted the things everyone wants... love.
Thank you to my friend for recommending it... definitely enjoyed every minute of reading it.
May 5, 2012
While this book sometimes seemed to move a bit slowly, I did like it quite a lot. It basically has 2 main characters, Marisa and Lucinda. In 2004, Marisa's life was pretty much going off the rails. She'd gotten out of a disastrous marraige and not long after that, her beloved mother had died. When she learned that she'd inherited a house from a distant relative in Sarasota, FL, she felt it was a sign of a way for her to make a fresh, new start. Unfortunately, there were many problems with the house including the many rumors that it had been haunted. More "real world" problems included the fact that the house was in poor condition, and a developer was threatening to use Imminent Domain to seize the house in order to make a new set of McMansions. Lucinda, a little person, who lived in the early part of the 20th century, had traveled with the circus after her beloved brother helped her escape from her abusive father. She didn't really like being gawked at as a freak, but it was a better life than the one from which she had escaped. The chapters generally alternate between Marisa's story and Lucinda's. Of course, eventually, their stories do coincide. There had been a terrible fire which had killed Lucinda and another person and Lucinda had been blamed. When Marisa found that out, she still wanted the house but was pretty afraid to stay there. This book came to a very satisfying conclusion. I would readily recommend this book, especially those who like more than one genre included within the confines of one book.
October 9, 2012
This novel is the tale of two women, one alive, one long since dead, each mourning lost love and struggling for control of the one place that feels like home.
Marisa is thrilled when she inherits the enchanting, fairy-tale like cottage in Sarasota, Florida, after her Aunt Enid passes away, until she learns that Lucinda Lacey, a sideshow midget who died on the property in 1924, still inhabits it. She searches for clues to discover what happened on the day Lucinda died.
The story alternates between Marisa in the present day, and Lucinda, who started traveling with the circus in 1917, to escape her abusive father, and later did shows for carnivals before ending up in Sarasota. Lucinda's point of view is not only set during her "living" years, but also of the spirit version of herself.
I enjoyed this story, especially Lucinda's since I love historical fiction. It had a few spooky parts, but nothing too scary; just enough to send a chill up the spine but not bad enough to keep you keep you awake if you are reading this before bedtime.
This story was inspired by the house the author lives in, which was thought to be a house that John Ringling built to house the dwarfs who performed in his shows, and it was called "the midget house" because of it's petite appearance from the street and the odd placement of the windows, which seemed to be placed a lot lower than in an ordinary house. If you want to read more about the house that inspired this story, go to: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/...
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