<p><b>If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?<br><br><i>The First Bright Thing</i> by J. R. Dawson is a spellbinding debut for fans of <i>The Night Circus</i> and <i>The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue</i>.</b><br><br>Welcome to the Circus of the Fantasticals.<br><br>Ringmaster – Rin, to those who know her best – can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. With the scars of World War I feeling more distant as the years pass, Rin is focusing on the brighter things in life. Like the circus she’s built and the magical misfits and outcasts – known as Sparks – who’ve made it their home. Every night, Rin and the Fantasticals enchant a Big Top packed full with audiences who need to see the impossible.<br><br>But while the present is bright, th
