Review: It all started with a simple toothache
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 24, 2012
Well, I have to say that "Lady of the Burlesque Ballet" was one of the most original and least predictable stories that I've ever read. Author Timothy Schaffert clearly has a fertile imagination to conceive the bizarre story of Irish Maupin, who went from being a poor waif hanging out around a candy factory to become one of the most famous celebrities in a popular freak show. Poor Irish--manipulated by a scoundrel who only wanted her for an advertising campaign, and then discarded and left on her own--made her way through life in a very unconventional way. Was she ever really happy, and did she experience true love? You be the judge.An enjoyable and interesting read, and definitely something different.