Orphans of the carnival
Birch, Carol, 1951-2017
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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.
Main title:
Orphans of the carnival / Carol Birch.
Author:
Birch, Carol, 1951-, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2017.
Collation:
380 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.
ISBN:
9781782116561 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92HIS
Language:
English
BRN:
1897713
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