num_pages: 295
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: Colonel Kearney, Jack Walser, Sophie Fevvers
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Classics, British Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Feminism, Fantasy, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 12854
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Penguin Books