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The Circus Train - A Novel

English · Paperback / Softback

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About the author

AMITA PARIKH received an honours BSc from the University of Toronto before moving to London, England, where she completed the Curtis Brown creative writing course and the Royal Court Theatre’s writers’ program. She works in the tech industry and produces and hosts a podcast dedicated to women in sports. The Circus Train is her first novel.
 

Summary

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
At the World of Wonders, Europe’s most magnificent travelling circus, every moment is full of magic, and nothing is as it seems—especially for the people who put on the show
Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo. Brilliant and curious, Lena yearns for the real-world magic of science and medicine, despite her father’s overprotectiveness and the limitations of her wheelchair.
Lena’s unconventional life takes an exciting turn when she rescues Alexandre, an orphan with his own secrets and a mysterious past. Over several years, as their friendship flourishes and Alexandre trains as the illusionist’s apprentice, World War II escalates around them. When Theo and Alexandre are contracted to work and perform in a model town for Jews set up by the Nazis, Lena becomes separated from everything she knows. Forced to make her own way, she must confront her doubts and dare to believe in the impossible—herself.
A must-read for fans of The Night Circus and Water for Elephants, The Circus Train will take readers on a heart-rending and spectacular two-decade journey across Europe. When all is lost, how do you find the courage to keep moving forward?
 

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The Circus Train is a lush, luminous story of outsiders, those disadvantaged by accidents of birth or menacing political regimes. Amita Parikh’s prose shimmers; get ready to be immersed in its rich textures and breathtaking illusions – fire jugglers, mermaid-acrobats, and more. But the real magic is human connection, a sense of belonging, self-fulfillment. I cheered until the final page for Parikh’s characters who strive to beat the odds in a world of turmoil, characters drawn with great love by their creator, in this novel so generous in scope and heart."

Product details

Authors Amita Parikh
Publisher Harper Collins Usa
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 22.03.2022
 
EAN 9781443464994
ISBN 978-1-4434-6499-4
No. of pages 408
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
Subjects FICTION: Romance / Historical / General, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Historical / World War II

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