Circus of Mirrors

A Glittering Tale of Sisterhood, Sacrifice, and Love Set in the Heart of 1920s Berlin <BR>From the author of That Green Eyed Girl - Perfect for fans of City of Girls and Sunday Times bestseller, The Whalebone Theatre!<BR><BR>'Sexy, electrically stylish, and beautiful'' Daisy Buchanan, award-winning author of Insatiable<BR><BR>'Julie's best novel yet' Georgina Moore, bestselling author of The Garnett Girls<BR><BR>--<BR>'Ladies and gentlemen, <BR> welcome to the Babylon Circus . . .'<BR><BR>Berlin, 1926: young Leni finds work as a cigarette girl - wide-eyed, dodging stray hands - as the painted dancers and revellers party the nights away. It's all for her little sister Annette - to put a roof over their heads, food in their bellies. Because the two sisters have no one but each other.<BR><BR>Then Leni meets pianist Paul, and embarks on a passionate, all-consuming love affair. But for Paul, Berlin is a dangerous place to be. If he and Leni are to have a future together, they must flee the city.<BR><BR>For Leni, it's an impossible choice: her sister or the love of her life?<BR><BR>The consequences of her decision will ripple through the next four decades . . .<BR><BR>--<BR><BR>'Immersive, tender, simmering with secrets' Alex Hay<BR><BR> 'A tale of two sisters and a city, all three of them so vividly drawn, I felt I knew them. Superbly atmospheric, with convincingly flawed characters that just leap off the page' Frances Quinn, author of The Bonesetter Woman<BR><BR> 'An all-singing, all-dancing, moving and masterful book about two complex sisters living in incredibly complex times. Brilliant.' Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl<BR><BR> 'Bold, brave and absorbing' Elizabeth Buchan, author of Bonjour, Sophie<BR><BR> 'With hints of Atonement, this is an epic novel' Louise Fein, author of Daughter of the Reich<BR><BR> Praise for Julie Owen Moylan<BR><BR> 'Touching, entertaining and hopeful' Sunday Times<BR><BR> 'Dazzling' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING<BR><BR> 'I was gripped from the first page' SARA COX<BR><BR> 'Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing,' DAILY MAIL<BR><BR> 'A wonderfully evocative, immersive novel that brings 50s London to life, from the smog and the nightlife to attitudes towards women' SUNDAY EXPRESS<BR><BR> 'Emotional, immersive and utterly absorbing' JENNIFER SAINT<BR>