The Circus Train

31 January, 2023

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Amrita Parikh

A debut novel about a circus troupe travelling across Europe in the late 1930s. As the Second World War begins to escalate, and impact the main characters, the book explores violence, magic, illusion and friendship.

Sphere, Hachette, Rs 499, 416 pages

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