The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts

Featured in Amazon.com's Best Books of 2018.

Every day we put fire and swords and electricity into our bodies, throw knives at them, contort them, wrap them in snakes, and every day we wake up sure those things wont harm us but also sure that there is so much else that will.

When her mother had a series of strokes, Tessa Fontaine couldnt stand to watch her mother disappear. The Electric Woman tells Tessas story of joining Americas last travelling freak show, and learning to perform death-defying acts in order to come to terms with her mothers illness. In her life-affirming memoir, Tessa finds hope and companionship among sword swallowers and snake charmers.