Katie Hickman

The epic story of the transformation of the American west, as seen through the eyes of the women who were there. This book is a triumph — AMANDA FOREMAN Absolutely compelling — CHRISTINA LAMB A blazing view of the American story — BETTANY HUGHES Gripping, eye-opening — EMMA DONOGHUE Richly evocative... the survivors were heroines, all of them — YSENDA...

_______________ 'A wonderful writer … An adventure hard to beat in terms of sheer exotic allure' - Guardian 'Mexico will not have been portrayed more vividly since Graham Greene’s The Lawless Roads... Enchanting' - Daily Telegraph 'Magic is at the heart of Hickman’s narrative, not just in the fabulous illusions of the acts themselves or the superstitions of the circus...