original and interesting! love reading from different viewpoints at different times in history, and this definitely fit the bill. great book!

I loved this book! It had so much heart and new adventures around every bend.Very interesting characters

A first-person novel about a real 'little person.' Lavinia ' Vinnie' Warren was born in 1841. She stopped growing at less than 3 feet (due to a pituitary disorder). She refused to be coddled, got an education, and taught school. But she wanted to see the world and persuaded her parents to let a 'cousin,' a show business promoter, let her join his retinue on a Mississippi showboat. He is unsavory. She is resourceful and is rescued by none other than P. T. Barnum. His grand publicity stunt is to marry her to his other 'little person,' Charles Stratton AKA Col. Tom Thumb. They are rock stars and travel the world, meet Queen Victoria and Abraham Lincoln, and live in high style. Their private life was not so pleasant. Charles was sheltered, spoiled, an alcoholic gambler. Vinnie is sometimes clueless but often insightful. She prevails against the odds. "I will not let my size define me," she said. "I will define it." This is a great choice for book groups.

An interesting story, well told. I never knew about these people until I read this book. Based on the lives of the real people.