The narrator of this charming book is a bald, albino, hunched-back
dwarf. Her sisters are siamese twins, her older brother is known as
"flipper boy" because he only has hands and feet where his arms and
legs should be, and her younger brother is telepathic. Olympia
guides us through the wonder that was her life. From her youth,
growing up in a travelling circus with a family full of "side
shows" to her middle age, where she tries to rekindle a
relationship with her daughter, who is physically perfect in every
way except for her tail.