Patti Frazee
Author of Cirkus

Cirkus is a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards!
The Reader's Choice Award lets you cast your vote for a favorite book!

Buy Cirkus online at Powells Bookstore:	"Frazee's characters, far from their homelands and often sharply different from the people for whom they perform, are gorgeously portrayed in what must be one of the greatest novels of circus life." WSUI 910 am (Iowa Public Radio)
"Cirkus...is a whee of a ride. You have your fortuneteller, your fire-breathing dwarf, and the conjoined twins with two heads, two arms and three legs...An unusual story with a celebration of the human experience. " Minnesota Women's Press		Get the broadcast of Frazee's Iowa City reading on September 6 at Live from Prairie Lights
	Cirkus was in the top ten local bestseller list in Denver according to The Denver Post.
"Frazee's story is nuanced and character driven. A variety of social issues may be in play, but in the world of Cirkus, they become personal issues with a direct bearing on the lives of characters who we are, at the very least, intrigued by and, in several cases, enraptured by." Iowa Source, September 2006		"I just ate up Cirkus...In the midst of all this scandal and romance, the most compelling is the relationship between Atasha and her sister Anna, as they negotiate the separateness they encounter for the first times in their life as a result of Atasha and Shanghai's affair. Anna's feelings of abandonment and insufficiency are poignant, and the physical manifestation of these feelings is remarkably moving." Books to Watch Out For website
	*"Patti Frazee's Cirkus* is a tour de force that ambushes you as you turn the pages."** Lavender Magazine, Minneapolis Lavender Book Club Selection
"I never wanted it to end." Leigh Combs, host of "Fresh Fruit," KFAI Radio		*"Cirkus* is a story from the insider's point of view, the struggles and human interactions the audience never sees... it's a good read and is hard to put down."** JustOut, June 2006 Portland, OR
	Read more about Frazee's journey in an article published by the St. Paul Pioneer Press
"A marvelous epic poem, a spectacular painting, a magnificent read for everyone who has ever dreamed about juggling fire, spinning in space, or falling in love with the girl on the flying trapeze. It’s an elegant immigrant tale of the most magical kind!" Judith Katz, Author of The Escape Artist and Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound		"This is an amazing book! The author's style enabled me to join the cirkus myself with every page I turned. There is a character for everyone to identify with which leaves you cheering until the very end. I couldn't put it down. By far one of the best reads ever!" A Reader posting a review on Amazon.com