Balancing Act: Memoir of a Florida Youth - Softcover

Chapman, Sarah Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0961117230 ISBN 13: 9780961117238

Publisher: Sarah K. Chapman, 2014

Synopsis

This is a survival story of a woman harboring parental and sexual abuse from her Sarasota childhood only to marry a middle-aged clown who stiffled her emotionally. Determination and a keen sense of balance piloted her through her teens, the circus, parenting, and furthering her education. She shares insights from Ringling Circus, Clown College, and the perils of aerial work.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Chapman is a Sarasota, FL native born in a five-acre jungle on the south Tamiami Trail. She joined Sailor Circus at age twelve and stayed "with it" until 1979. She married Danny Chapman and together with Mel Miller they titled Ringling's Clown College. Sarah performed the dangerous balancing trapeze on tented shows, Shrine Circuses, and was on Ringling for six years. She authored and published four editions of "A Circus Girl's Cookbook." Her degree in Humanistic Studies from UWGB has 21 upper level credits for prior learning...from the circus. A wanderer at heart she resides in northern Minnesota, dotes on four grandchildren, and loves dancing. A Toastmaster, she is available for public speaking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sarah K. Chapman
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0961117230
• ISBN 13: 9780961117238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292