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THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA compelling story of magic and survival against the odds. SUNDAY TIMESUplifting . . . a welcome escape from our turbulent times. GUARDIANAn enchanting story of love, loss and survival MAIL ON SUNDAYFull of hope and bravery PRIMABrought together by magic. Torn apart by war. Europe, 1938. Even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the World of Wonders a travelling circus that traverses the continent in a luxury steam engine. Brilliant and curious, Lena yearns for the realworld magic of science and medicine, despite the limitations she feels in her wheelchair. But when a young French orphan, Alexandre, comes aboard the circus train, Lenas life is infused with magic and wonder for the first time. But outside the bright lights of the circus, darkness is descending on Europe. War is about to shatter Lenas world, and take away everything she holds dear. And to recover what she has lost, Lena will have to believe in the impossible. A mustread for fans of Water for Elephants, The Circus Train will take readers on a heartwrenching twodecade journey across a continent in which great beauty and unimaginable horror live side by side. | Amita Parikh The Circus Train : The magical international bestseller about