Circus of Wonders
- Author Elizabeth Macneal
- Narrator Tuppence Middleton
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 11 hours and 38 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Circus and circus skills, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, The Arts.
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What to expect
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Beautifully written' - The Times
'An absolute triumph' - Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars
'A glittering follow-up to The Doll Factory' - Guardian
'Entrancing. I couldn’t put it down' - Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
This audiobook is read by Tuppence Middleton (Mank and Downton Abbey).
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.
Critics Review
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A glittering follow-up to The Doll Factory . . . a mark of Macneal’s subtlety and originality
Guardian -
Elizabeth Macneal’s marvellous debut, The Doll Factory, was a bestselling success. This second book, beautifully written and filled with character and life, cements her reputation as a new talent
The Times -
Elizabeth Macneal has done it again . . . Entrancing, tender, captivating. A marvel. I couldn’t put it down.
Sara Collins, author of Costa First Novel Award winner The Confessions of Frannie Langton -
Wonderful . . . Glitters and gleams with the grimy stories of a travelling circus . . . Utterly beguiling
Daily Mail -
An absolute triumph. Exquisitely written, intensely satisfying
Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars -
Spectacular . . . A brilliantly involving story, vivid with the sights and sounds of Victorian England. A fantastic read
Daily Express
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