Angela Carter has invented a new, raucous, Cockney voice for her heroine Fevvers, taking us back into a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety.
"Angela Carter has invented a new, raucous, Cockney voice for her heroine Fevvers, taking us back into a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety."@en
"PLAYAWAY. Sophie Fevvers - the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec - is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers' true identity: is she part swan or all fake?"
"Sophie Fevvers - the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec - is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers' true identity: is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, " Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia - a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it."
"Sophie Fevvers - the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec - is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers' true identity: is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, " Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia - a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it."@en
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