About the book: 2022 / New novel from the author of “The Puppet Workshop”! 1866. A circus comes to a seaside English village - Jasper Jupiter's Show of Miracles. For local girl Nell, who makes her living by picking flowers and has birthmarks all over her body, this event comes as a real blow. Her own father sells Nell to Jasper to become another circus performer, the so-called “leopard girl”. But with the greatest betrayal comes fame and friendship with Jasper's brother Toby, who helps her discover her true talents. Is the circus the best thing that ever happened to Nell? But is participation in a show of “human curiosities” a worthy fate? How much pain is hidden behind the bright posters? “An atmospheric Victorian story with references to classic works. "Frankenstein" is a favorite of the manipulative Jasper, who owns the circus. “The Little Mermaid is an example of a terrible fate, in the echoes of which the main character Nell sees herself.” – The Guardian “A sense of anxiety permeates the novel... As Nell swings in the air, her feelings are one of ecstasy, but also of somber reflection about the artists who died in the accident. My characters... their lives are an echo of the stories of real people of the past." – Elizabeth McNeill, interview for Waterstones.com “Brilliant... Absolutely mesmerizing.” – Daily Mail