Nights at the Circus

Nights at the Circus

By Angela Carter

Pages

350

Rating

4.25

Year

1984

FantasyMagical RealismFictionHistorical FictionClassicsFeminism

Description

Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan...or all fake?

Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg, and Siberia.

Endorsements

One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

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