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Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future. By morning, hes landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, hes in love. In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future. By morning, hes landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, hes in love. In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all...