The Circus Train

Amita Parikh (author)

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction | Paperback Published on: 21/09/2023

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Absorbing, layered and oh so magical.

I genuinely loved everything about this book. It’s one of the most absorbing and atmospheric books I’ve read. I was totally sucked into the world. I felt... READ MORE

James, Canterbury.

A magical wonder!

Europe, 1938. Lena Papadopoulos is the daughter of the extraordinary, flamboyant, astounding illusionist, Theo, and as a result she has never been able to ... READ MORE

Dan - Clifton, Bristol.

Synopsis

Europe, 1938. Even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the World of Wonders - a travelling circus that traverses the continent in a luxury steam engine. Brilliant and curious, Lena yearns for the real-world magic of science and medicine, despite the limitations she feels in her wheelchair. But when a young French orphan, Alexandre, comes aboard the circus train, Lena's life is infused with magic and wonder for the first time.

But outside the bright lights of the circus, darkness is descending on Europe. War is about to shatter Lena's world, and take away everything she holds dear. And to recover what she has lost, Lena will have to believe in the impossible.

A must-read for fans of Water for Elephants, The Circus Train will take readers on a heart-wrenching two-decade journey across a continent in which great beauty and unimaginable horror live side by side.

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780349994123
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 280g
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 32 mm

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A novel to transport to the world of the circus during wartime

What a wonderfully magical yet heartbreaking novel. The moment I heard about this novel I wanted to read it as it spoke to me. You get that feeling with b... READ MORE

TheBookTrail

A facinating story about living and preforming in a circus during the Second World War!

Lena Papadopoulos has grown up moving around Europe with The World of Wonders Circus and her father Theo is an illusionist. They travel by train and it’s r... READ MORE

Karren's Reading Nook

Fantastic read!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher. I received an ARC edition of this book for an honest review. Lena's mother passed away with Typhoid when she was... READ MORE

Diane Billas

Novel set aboard a train traversing EUROPE

All aboard the World of Wonders circus train, starting out in London in 1938 and heading for Europe and beyond on tour – from London through to Minsk, Sout... READ MORE

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