The circus train / Amita Parikh.
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TextPublisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 402 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9780593539989
- 0593539982
- Circus train : A war. A forbidden love. One girl's survival
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | PARIKH, AMITA | Available | 33111011026826 | ||||
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Main Library | Fiction | PARIKH, AMITA | Available | 33111010931166 | ||||
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Northport Library | Fiction | PARIKH, AMITA | Available | 33111009456654 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
International Bestseller and #1 LibraryReads Pick
Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in this World War II debut about a magnificent travelling circus, a star-crossed romance, and one girl's coming-of-age during the darkest of times.
"A powerful reminder that to live is not just to survive, but to be seen and known for ourselves." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale
When all is lost, how do you find the courage to keep moving forward?
1938. Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo. Brilliant and curious, Lena--who uses a wheelchair after a childhood bout with polio--yearns for the real-world magic of science and medicine, her mind stronger than the limitations placed on her by society. Then her unconventional life takes an exciting turn when she rescues Alexandre, an orphan with his own secrets and a mysterious past.
As World War II escalates around them, their friendship blossoms into something deeper while Alexandre trains as the illusionist's apprentice. But when Theo and Alexandre are arrested and made to perform in a town for Jews set up by the Nazis, Lena is separated from everything she knows. Forced to make her own way, Lena must confront her doubts and dare to believe in the impossible--herself.
"Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in this World War II debut about a magnificent traveling circus, a star-crossed romance, and one girl's coming-of-age during the darkest of times"-- Provided by publisher.
1938. Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus. The daughter of headlining illusionist Theo, Lena uses a wheelchair after a childhood bout of polio. She rescues Alexandre, an orphan with his own secrets and mysterious past. As World War II escalates, the boy trains as the illusionist's apprentice. When Theo and Alexandre are arrested and made to perform in Theresienstadt, a town for Jews set up by the Nazis, Lena must confront her doubts and dare to believe in the impossible: herself -- adapted from back cover