Come as You Are

By Laurien Berenson

By day she was the brash and playful Emerald the Clown, entertaining at parties and charming the San Francisco tourists. But underneath the white makeup and floppy costume, Gem McAllister was a woman... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553217186
• ISBN13: 9780553217186
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Clown versus "Stuffed Shirt" romance

Very cute story about Gem McAllister, who makes her living as a clown and Tom Tucker, an important businessman who always acts properly. There is also Gem's adorable dachshund, who plays all kinds of tricks. Really enjoyed it!Excerpt from the back of the book:"By day, she was the brash and playful Emerald the Clown, entertaining at parties and charming the San Francisco tourists. But underneath the white makeup and floppy costume, Gem McAllister was a woman who delighted in shattering expectations, especially those of gorgeous but stuffy business exec Tom Tucker. When Tom found the transformation captivating, he stunned Gem with an embrace that left her reeling. Gem feared that Tom was too much like her very proper family, who'd frowned at her reckless abandon and never accepted her career. Tom vowed he adored her just as she was, but could his loving words still her doubts that what they felt was real?"