Book excerpt: In life, it is a known fact clowns may laugh or make one laugh, look sad or make one look sad, and they may have a painted fallen teardrop on the cheek under the eye; but, clowns never cry. In this inspirational thriller, WHEN CLOWNS CRY, the reader will come to the realization the medical profession is not flawless and mistakes are made and people are misdiagnosed. The trauma and pain is evident in such a situation and yes it is true children of all ages, sizes, shapes, and colors do cry at times when tragedy strikes with a hurling speed. It is true, a bell of any size or shape may ring a song throughout the world. It may signify triumph, beauty, or disaster. But a beautiful wooden bell handcrafted by the needy or the disabled plays a different tune. It is never heard but ignored by mankind and only admired for its delicate path two people take in a torn life in hopes of finding a new direction just as an audience searches for some positive direction in life from a circus. In this heart-warming non-fictional, you the reader will have to: STEP RIGHT UP, and realize some clowns are held against their will throughout the world and in certain situations, clowns do cry. These clowns have courage beyond all comprehension and represent the innocence of humanity.