false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176778970m/653651.jpg 653651 11 Sophi Fevvers — the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec — is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him — and the reader — on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia — a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it. 859276 1984 Nights at the Circus total:784|5:266|4:288|3:164|2:52|1:14| 784 3092 1357 75 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 07:27:10 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 18 08:08:00 -0800 2007
I mean, the tale is fantastic, in all senses of the word. The premise of a winged amazon-like girl, brought up by a house of whores, who ends up an aerialiste in a circus, already requires a suspension of belief. The hapless Jack Walser, a journalist who interviews F...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1987 Fri May 18 07:16:56 -0700 2007 Fri May 18 07:22:38 -0700 2007 http://www.amazon.com/Editors-Coolidge-L......more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 29 04:12:55 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 04:15:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Jul 18 05:25:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 11:11:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 true false Mon Jul 09 06:02:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 04:32:18 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 11:30:48 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 07:38:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon May 28 20:24:15 -0700 2007 Mon May 28 20:25:24 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Thu Jan 29 16:00:22 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:05:05 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 16:00:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 19:08:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 19:29:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 21 12:23:25 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 12:25:31 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 04 14:26:29 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 07:08:21 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 12 22:34:52 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 22:35:03 -0700 2007 5 4 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 13:24:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 11:30:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 09 11:46:40 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 01 11:13:06 -0700 2009 1 Kelly Link. There's an eccentric tone of fantasy, an unabashed outlandishness and roguish word-play; there's a thread of challenge running through the narrative, sometimes cleverly concealed and sometimes out in fr...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 06:15:20 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 02 17:33:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 18:07:35 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 05:16:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 00:51:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:06:34 -0700 2009 Wise Children. The writing is stylish, the magic realism beautifully handled, the allegory interesting - but somehow Nights at the Circus failed to catch my attention. Have I overdosed on Angela Carter? Is her quirky brilliance best appreciated throug...more...]]> 3 10 false false Sun Jan 04 11:26:01 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:28:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:38:31 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:44:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 01:02:59 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 10:20:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=653651