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Tragedy and triumph follow a circus family in episodes 10 to 12 of Ascension

Posted by Words At Large Admin on November 05 at 12:00 AM

Tightrope Walking by WirosThe Between the Covers podcast features the dramatic exploits of a family highwire act.

Steven Galloway’s novel Ascension (Vintage) explores the roller-coaster life of Salvo Ursari, a young gypsy boy who becomes one of the most famous wire-walkers in the world.

At this point in the story the Ursaris are in America. Salvo is head of the family’s circus act and he’s about to bring a new member onto the wire.

Each episode is 15 to 17 minutes.

Episode 10: The Ursari troupe gains a new member.

Episode 11: An investigation at the circus points at the Ursari troupe.

Episode 12: The Ursaris split up.

If you missed previous podcasts you can download them at Between the Covers podcasts.

And if you’re interested in readings of other Canadian books, check out the Hear A Reading page on the Between the Covers site. At the moment, you can listen to Brad Smith’s racetrack thriller All Hat (Penguin).

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