Just a quick one tonight. I'm absolutely drowning, not waving, in bookshop work and Joyce studies, but the good news is that the other day I was sent a proof copy of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
From the publisher:
In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, Le Cirque des Rêves delights all who wander its circular paths and warm themselves at its bonfire.
Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers and contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the rêveurs – the dreamers. At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians, Celia, the enchanter’s daughter, and Marco, the sorcerer’s apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters, they find themselves locked in a deadly contest, forced to test the very limits of the imagination, and of their love...
A fabulous, fin-de-siècle feast for the senses and a life-affirming love story, The Night Circus is a captivating novel that will make the real world seem fantastical and a fantasy world real
So that does, actually, sound quite good - I do love fin-de-siecle stuff, and if Morgenstern can pull off this fantasy angle, it should be rather fun. I'll let you know my thoughts, of course.
By the way, here is the image:
But - on my copy, the colours are inverted - I think it's better with the lighter colour. Not least because with the black cover it's all gone a little Stephanie Meyer. With her in mind, it turns out that the rights for the film are already under way, by the people who made Twilight (Summit, if you're interested).
Also the blurb from Niffenegger is longer on my copy: 'The Night Circus made me happy. Playful and intensely imaginative, Erin Morgenstern has created the circus I have always longed for ... This is a marvellous book'.
Looking forward!
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