'Julie Owen Moylan writes about mid-20th century women like no-one else' Laura PricePRE-ORDER
the dazzlingly compulsive new novel from Julie Owen Moylan - perfect for fans of Cabaret and
The Whalebone Theatre'Sexy electrically stylish and beautiful - a gorgeous story about
sisterhood and a glamorous evocative passport to a period we all long to get lost in' Daisy
Buchanan'Julie's best novel yet' Georgina Moore'A tale of two sisters and a city all three of
them so vividly drawn I felt I knew them. An almost unbearably poignant story of missed
chances long-hidden lies and women fighting the odds to grab happiness where they can.
Superbly atmospheric with convincingly flawed characters that just leap off the page' Frances
QuinnBERLIN 1926: After the death of their parents sisters Leni and Annette only have each
other. Desperate but dreaming of better days Leni finds work at a notorious cabaret: the
Babylon Circus. From the dancer's barely-there costumes to the glimmering mirrors that cover
the walls the Babylon Circus is where reality and fantasy merge. For Leni it's an
overwhelming new world and she's happiest hiding in the shadows. Until she meets the cabaret's
resident pianist Paul. And so begins a tentative love affair that will play out over the next
forty years. But in a city whose divisions will define a century can a love born within the
feverish walls of the Babylon Circus ever survive? And can the bond between Leni and Annette -
tugged in opposite directions of their own - also endure?In Berlin two sisters dared to dream
of a better life - but where in this dark and dazzling city will they find their true home? 'An
all-singing all-dancing moving and masterful book about two complex sisters living in
incredibly complex times. Mid-twentieth century Berlin and the glittering world of Babylon
Circus are brilliantly evoked and the characters live with us long after we've closed the book.
Brilliant.' Anna Mazzola'Bold brave and absorbing' Elizabeth Buchan'An epic novel spanning
decades as it explores with compassion and humanity the relationship of two sisters torn
between the love and obligation they feel towards one another and their desire for freedom and
a better life that will split them apart' Louise Fein PRAISE FOR JULIE OWEN MOYLAN:'Touching
entertaining and hopeful' Sunday Times'Dazzling' Good Housekeeping 'I was gripped from the
first page' Sara Cox'Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing ' DAILY MAIL'A
wonderfully evocative immersive novel that brings 50s London to life from the smog and the
nightlife to attitudes towards women' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Emotional immersive and utterly
absorbing' JENNIFER SAINT
