Nights at the Circus

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