Circus of wonders

A new novel from the author "Workshop of Puppets"!

"Atmospheric Victorian story with references to classic works. "Frankenstein" is a favorite of the Jasper manipulator, which owns the circus. "Little Mermaid" is an example of a terrible fate, in the echoes of which the main character Nell sees herself. " - The guardian

"The feeling of anxiety permeates the novel. ... When Nell swings in the air, her feelings are ecstasy, but also gloomy thoughts about the artists who died as a result of an accident. My characters ... their life is an echo of stories of real people of the past. " - Elizabeth McNan, interviews for Waterstones.com

"Brilliant ... absolutely bewitching." - Daily Mail

1866.
The circus - the booth of the miracles of Jasper Jupiter arrives in the Primorsky English village. For a local girl, Nell, who makes a living collecting flowers and has birthmarks throughout the body, this event becomes a real blow.
His own father sells Nell Jasper to become another circus artist, the so -called "leopard girl". But with the greatest betrayal, Glory and Friendship with Jasper Toby"s brother, who helps her reveal her true talents come to her life.
Circus - the best that happened to Nell? But is the participation in the show of "human curioses" is a worthy fate? How much pain is hidden behind bright posters?