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Orphans of the Carnival

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A life in the spotlight will keep anyone hidden. Julia Pastrana is the singing and dancing marvel from Mexico, heralded on tours across nineteenth-century Europe as much for her talent as for her rather unusual appearance. Yet few can see past the thick hair that covers her: she is both the fascinating toast of a Governor's ball and the shunned, revolting, unnatural beast, to be hidden from children and pregnant women. But what is her wonderful and terrible link to Rose, collector of lost treasures in an attic room in modern-day south London? In this haunting tale of identity, love and independence, these two lives will connect in unforgettable ways.

Author Biography

Carol Birch is the author of eleven previous novels, including Scapegallows (2008), Turn Again Home (2003), which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Jamrach's Menagerie, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the London Book Award. She has also won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the David Higham Award for Best First Novel.
Release date Australia
September 1st, 2016
Author
Pages
384
Edition
Main
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Canongate Books Ltd
Dimensions
143x221x34
ISBN-13
9781782116547
Product ID
24974155

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