**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.
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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.
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ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Beautifully written' - The Times
'An absolute triumph' - Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars
'A glittering follow-up to The Doll Factory' - Guardian
'Entrancing. I couldn't put it down' - Sara Collins, author of The
Confessions of Frannie Langton
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.
