{"product_id":"nights-at-the-circus-9780140077032","title":"Nights at the Circus","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the master of the literary supernatural and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sophi Fevvers--the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec--is an \u003ci\u003eaerialiste extraordinaire\u003c\/i\u003e, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him--and the reader--on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia--a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Carter \u003c\/b\u003e(1940-1992) wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, based on her story of the same name. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614537060626,"sku":"9780140077032","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0024a1c-8875-4b45-bb5d-08a7ed598f18.jpg?v=1732448997","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nights-at-the-circus-9780140077032","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}