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Circus of Wonders

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1866. In a coastal village in southern England, Nell picks violets for a living. Set apart by her community because of the birthmarks that speckle her skin, Nell's world is her beloved brother and devotion to the sea.

But when Jasper Jupiter's Circus of Wonders arrives in the village, Nell is kidnapped. Her father has sold her, promising Jasper Jupiter his very own leopard girl. It is the greatest betrayal of Nell's life, but as her fame grows, and she finds friendship with the other performers and Jasper's gentle brother Toby, she begins to wonder if joining the show is the best thing that has ever happened to her.

In London, newspapers describe Nell as the eighth wonder of the world. Figurines are cast in her image, and crowds rush to watch her soar through the air. But who gets to tell Nell's story? What happens when her fame threatens to eclipse that of the showman who bought her? And as she falls in love with Toby, can he detach himself from his past and the terrible secret that binds him to his brother?

Moving from the pleasure gardens of Victorian London to the battle-scarred plains of the Crimea, Circus of Wonders is an astonishing story about power and ownership, fame and the threat of invisibility.

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Elizabeth Macneal

Summary

The spellbinding novel from Elizabeth Macneal, author of the&i> Sunday Times&/i> bestselling &i>The Doll Factory&/i>, &i>Circus of Wonders&/i> is set between a spectacular circus in the pleasure gardens of Victorian London, and the battle-scarred plains of the Crimea. It is an astonishing story about power and ownership, fame and the threat of invisibility, and one womans determination to tell her own story.

Foreword

The spellbinding novel from Elizabeth Macneal, author of the Sunday Times bestselling The Doll Factory, Circus of Wonders is set between a spectacular circus in the pleasure gardens of Victorian London, and the battle-scarred plains of the Crimea. It is an astonishing story about power and ownership, fame and the threat of invisibility, and one woman's determination to tell her own story.

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Expansive and tender . . . it really pulls you into this fascinating world.

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Circus of Wonders is a soaring, tumbling, whip-cracking book. Elizabeth Macneal has brought an extraordinary group of characters together in these pages; the result is a glittering world, a story as moving as it is deeply entertaining Daniel Mason, author of The Piano Tuner

Product details

Authors Elizabeth Macneal
Publisher Picador Uk
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation from age 18
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 11.05.2021
 
EAN 9781529002515
ISBN 978-1-5290-0251-5
No. of pages 336
Dimensions 153 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

London, Greater London, Circus, Historical romance, Central London, c 1800 to c 1900, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Fiction: general and literary, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Historical / General, South & South East England, Romance / Historical / Victorian, Crimean War, South and South East England, Circus and circus skills

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