Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
295 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0330288369
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 1984
ClassicsFantasyFeminismFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiterary FictionLiteratureMagical RealismNovels
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.