The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson Shannon Chakraborty people strive for an ordinary

people strive for an ordinary existence until doing so becomes unsustainable

so small and new--

Far from a refuge

And then there are the dogs: misbehaving border terriers

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson Shannon Chakraborty people strive for an ordinary"In 1924, four year old Cecily Larson's mother reluctantly drops her off at an orphanage in Chicago, promising to be back once she's made enough money to support both Cecily and herself. But she never returns, and shortly after high spirited Cecily turns seven, she's sold to a traveling circus to perform as the 'little sister' to glamorous bareback rider Isabelle DuMonde. With Isabelle and the rest of the circus, Cecily finally feels she's found the