Nights At The Circus Av Angela Carter

<p>Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe''s capitals, part swan...or all fake?<br><br>Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an <i>aerialiste extraordinaire</i> 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.<br><br><b>**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**</b></p>