pstrongemCIRCUS OF THE SUNem strong Beguiled by a luminescent artist and her entourage, a volatile young musician spirals through 1979 San Francisco's cultural, sexual and political maelstrom. brppA great, lyrical portrait of an era...a spot-on recreation about a great time of history...and I enjoyed the sheer trip of it. Beautifully observed writing-the emotions in the story are true and moments of life are rendered with clarity. -Louis B. Jones, author of four emNew York Timesem Notable Books, including emOrdinary Moneyem and emParticles and Luckem. brppIn the wake of his girlfriend leaving him, 23-year-old musician Jack has sworn off women, yet the reforming bad boy cannot resist liberated artist Bretta, and her creative entourage. Jack and Bretta believe they have found their masterpiece of love-until the return of her Paganini-esque lover reveals troubling secrets of the seemingly perfect Bretta. Jack finds that the harder he tries to forget his and Bretta's pasts, the more he is