Can't-Wait Wednesday is a feature hosted at Wishful Endings where people showcase an upcoming book they are looking forward to.
This week I'm anticipating . . .
Title: Circus of Wonders
Author: Elizabeth Macneal
Pages: 336
Publisher: Picador
Release Date: 11th May 2021
Blurb from Goodreads:
1866. In a coastal
village in southern England, Nell picks violets for a living. Set apart
by her community because of the birthmarks that speckle her skin, Nell’s
world is her beloved brother and devotion to the sea.
But when
Jasper Jupiter’s Circus of Wonders arrives in the village, Nell is
kidnapped. Her father has sold her, promising Jasper Jupiter his very
own leopard girl. It is the greatest betrayal of Nell's life, but as her
fame grows, and she finds friendship with the other performers and
Jasper’s gentle brother Toby, she begins to wonder if joining the show
is the best thing that has ever happened to her.
In London,
newspapers describe Nell as the eighth wonder of the world. Figurines
are cast in her image, and crowds rush to watch her soar through the
air. But who gets to tell Nell’s story? What happens when her fame
threatens to eclipse that of the showman who bought her? And as she
falls in love with Toby, can he detach himself from his past and the
terrible secret that binds him to his brother?
Moving from the
pleasure gardens of Victorian London to the battle-scarred plains of the
Crimea, Circus of Wonders is an astonishing story about power and
ownership, fame and the threat of invisibility.
Why I'm Anticipating This Book:
A book about a girl who is sold to a circus by her father and then finds fame? Yes, please!
I am SO excited for this one as well! I also just love that cover. :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds so good!
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