Nights at the Circus

Set during the twilight of the nineteenth century, the novel centers on Sophie Fevvers, a towering Cockney music hall aerialist who claims to have hatched from an egg and possesses real wings. Skeptical American journalist Jack Walser sets out to interview her and uncover whether she is a wondrous biological anomaly or an elaborate fraud. Captivated by her enigmatic persona, Walser joins Colonel Kearney's eccentric traveling circus as a clown, embarking on an episodic journey across London, St. Petersburg, and the Siberian wilderness.

by Angela Carter