Circus of wonders : a novel

ISBN: 9781982111953 (paperback)
Physical Description: 361 pages ; 23 cm regular print print
Edition: Simon &amp; Schuster Canada edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Simon &amp; Schuster, 2022.
Copyright: &copy;2021

Macneal, Elizabeth 1988- (author.).

Summary: In 1860s England, circus mania is sweeping the nation. When Jasper Jupiter's Circus of Wonders pitches its tent in a poor coastal town, the life of one young girl changes forever. Sold to the ringmaster as a "leopard girl" because of the birthmarks that cover her body, Nell is utterly devastated. But as she grows close to the other performers, she finds herself enchanted by the glittering freedom of the circus, and by her own role as the Queen of the Moon and Stars. No longer the quiet flower-picker, Nell knows her own place in the world, and she will fight for it.