What a treat! This has been one of those books that has been non-put-downable. I've followed H around DIY shops with my nose in a book, sat reading it in the car, been up late into the night, and lain in bed in the morning in order to finish it! With a touch of magic realism, a touch of humour, a touch of romance, a touch of travel ... it's been a great read, and I highly commend it! It's a much longer book than Fear of Flying, but as you can see, it read it much more quickly ... and not even any tube journeys with it!
Fevvers is a woman with wings ... only a bird in a gilded cage ... Jack Walser is a journalist trying to find out if it's all a big con trick ... and when she goes off travelling with the circus, he goes too. Lots of interesting characters ... clowns, tiger tamers, a strong man, a prophetic pig, clever apes ... What's not to love?!
