The Circus Train

Name: The Circus Train
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The magical international bestseller about love, loss and survival in wartime Europe

By Amita Parikh

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The Circus Train by Amita Parikh is a romantic tale set against the backdrop of a travelling circus in the 1930s. The story follows a young, disabled girl who grows up amidst the magical world of performances and spectacles, encountering love and discovering her own inner strength and resilience along the way.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by historical settings intertwined with romance and a touch of magic. The story offers a heartfelt journey woven through the enchanting world of a travelling circus, with characters finding love and hope against the odds.

The Circus Train

An magical international bestseller about a young girl in a wheelchair whose life with a travelling circus is upended as Europe is ravaged by the Second World War.

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THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'A compelling story of magic and survival against the odds.' SUNDAY TIMES

'Uplifting . . . a welcome escape from our turbulent times.' GUARDIAN

'An enchanting story of love, loss and survival' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Full of hope and bravery' PRIMA

Brought together by magic.

Torn apart by war.

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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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349994123

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Amita Parikh received an honours BSc from the University of Toronto before moving to London, England, where she completed the Curtis Brown creative writing course and the Royal Court Theatre's writers' program. She works in the tech industry and produces and hosts a podcast dedicated to women in sports. The Circus Train is her first novel.