read | Carter: October's book of the month

We are really excited to be reading Angela Carter's 'Nights at the Circus' for October's book of the month.  If you've read the book, please comment with what you thought about it, and at the end of the month we'll give you our reviews.

Here's the blurb, to whet your appetite...

Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan... or all fake? 

Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus.  She is also part woman, part swan.  Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity.  Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia.  

We hope you enjoy it! Angela Carter is an amazing writer - we have thoroughly enjoyed other books she's written, particularly Wise Children and The Bloody Chamber.  If you like this book, you'll certainly enjoy these.  Her fiction is described by Sarah Waters in the Introduction as 'lush' and 'extravagant', and we'd agree! Have a wonderful reading month!!

Enjoy today!!

- rosinaviolets    x