Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan...or all fake?
Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia.
**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
- ISBN10 0099388618
- ISBN13 9780099388616
- Publish Date 29 September 1994 (first published 27 September 1984)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Vintage Classics
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 368
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780099388616