The Dancer and the Clown
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The Dancer and the Clown is a novel by Alexandria Davids, published in January of 2005 by Publish America.
[edit] Plot
This book highlights the lives of two central characters, Rita and Clyde (The Dancer and the Clown, respectively), and their locations relative to each other. Rita is from France, currently living in Paris, while Clyde is from Texas, currently living in Denton. Clyde was a writer, but after his wife contracted multiple sclerosis, he has become a gaunt shadow of a man searching for any information he can about the disease. He frequents chatrooms and one night finds a girl named Rita, and they begin to talk. Eventually, this talking becomes a romance existing in thought only. The imaginary romance becomes more and more real, until their sanity is stretched to a breaking point.