El circo de los prodigios / Circus of Wonders: A Novel

El encanto del Londres victoriano, la sed de poder y fama y la fuerza imparable del amor configuran esta adictiva novela en la que Elizabeth Macneal nos muestra la magia de la vida.
1866 . En un pueblo costero del sur de Inglaterra, Nell vive apartada de su comunidad a causa de las marcas de nacimiento que salpican su piel. Sin embargo, su vida cambia por completo cuando el Circo de los Prodigios de Jasper Jupiter llega a la aldea y su padre decide venderla al propietario para que sea la protagonista de un llamativo espectáculo. Pronto, la fama de su extraordinaria belleza comenzará a crecer, a la par que su amistad con el joven hermano de Jasper, Toby, y Nell se dará cuenta de que la libertad es mucho más difícil de conseguir de lo que nunca hubiera imaginado.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The Doll Factory comes an atmospheric and spectacular novel where one woman's life is transformed by the arrival of a Victorian circus of wonders.

Step up, step up! In 1860s England, circus mania is sweeping the nation. Crowds jostle for a glimpse of the lion-tamers, the dazzling trapeze artists and, most thrilling of all, the so-called "human wonders."

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.

Before long, Nell's fame spreads across the world--and with it, a chance for Jasper Jupiter to grow his own name and fortune. But what happens when her fame begins to eclipse his own, when even Jasper's loyal brother Toby becomes captivated by Nell? No longer the quiet flower-picker, Nell knows her own place in the world, and she will fight for it.

A gorgeously wrought exploration of celebrity, power, and belonging, this is a historical novel unlike any other, with an unforgettable heroine at its heart.