The Ringmaster's Daughter
Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780297829232
First sentence: I feel sad as I leaf through this old diary.
Description: The theme of a father finding a long-lost daughter runs through this novel which is told by Petter, a precocious child and fantasist. Petter's magical interior world contains Metre Man, a midget with a green felt cap and a bamboo cane; Metre Man runs his life and urges him to do things.