
Nights at the Circus
by Angela Carter
Title:
Nights at the Circus
Author:
Angela Carter
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
368 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780099388616
EAN:
9780099388616
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
378
Dimensions (mm):
199 x 130 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
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.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SARAH WATERS**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**'A spellbinding achievement' Literary Review'Raunchy, raucous...a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety' The Times




















