Nights at the Circus

Nights at the Circus

<b>Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction<br></b><br> <b>From the master of the literary supernatural and author of <i>The Bloody Chamber</i>, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swan<br></b><br> Sophi Fevvers€"the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec€"is an <i>aerialiste extraordinaire</i>, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him€"and the reader€"on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia€"a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it.