Step right this way into a world where dreams were big, towns were small, and if you were lucky, the circus rolled in once a year. Filled with wonders never before seen, they were often grotesque and strange, but always had a touch of something ineffable and tender. CHARIVARI is the story of Professor of Psychiatry Thomas Quincy's kaleidoscopic mid-life journey across 1960's America, a poignant search for redemption and forgiveness, shaped by the anguish of growing up with a domineering father, a father who loved his Big Top Circus more than his own family. Quincy's is a search for simple human truths. But does it come too late? And at what cost? ...written in a sprightly style... every episode is lively and imaginative, fascinating and fast-moving. John Robert Colombo, author and anthologist