CBR15 Passport Siberia Now mystical and/or spooky circus is one of my favorite vibes, but it is the language of this book that sets it apart for me, ranging from an East End London lilt to wonderfully baroque proclamations a la P. T. Barnum at his most fulsome. The plot is based on a feminist twist of the Leda and the swan myth. Fevvers, renowned aerialiste, is recounting her origin story in turn of the century London to a young American journalist. At six two […]
She’s Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage
Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
