About the Book: It is 1865 and in a coastal village in southern England, Nell picks violets for a living. Set apart from her community because of the birthmarks that pepper her skin, Nell keeps her head down and her sights small: her world is her beloved brother and devotion to the sea. Then, Jasper … Continue reading Book Review: Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal
Circus Life
The Night Circus Effect
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern About the Book: A novel of magic and love that has enchanted readers far and wide with the spectacular power of its imagination. The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The black sign, painted in white letters that … Continue reading The Night Circus Effect
A Reflection on an Australian Classic: Haxby’s Circus by Katharine Susannah Prichard
Haxby's Circus... Book Description: Welcome to Haxby's Circus, a world of wandering, of pitching the big top on bare paddocks beside some small town, then of trailing off again on the long dusty roads that lie between the harvest fields... Also a world where a young woman is able to discover herself as a person, … Continue reading A Reflection on an Australian Classic: Haxby’s Circus by Katharine Susannah Prichard
Theresa Smith Writes 