num_pages: 350
description: 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.
language: English
title: Nights at the Circus
titlecomplete: Nights at the Circus
characters: Jack Walser, Colonel Kearney, Sophie Fevvers
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magical Realism, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 12854
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Vintage