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The Night Circus

By: Erin Morgenstern
Narrated by: Jim Dale
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE TIKTOK SENSATION

Discover the million-copy bestselling fantasy read.

The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.

Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and white. A sign hanging upon an iron gates reads:

Opens at Nightfall
Closes at Dawn

Full of breath-taking amazements and open only at night, Le Cirque des Rêves seems to cast a spell over all who wander its circular paths. But behind the glittering acrobats, fortune-tellers and contortionists a fierce competition is underway.

Celia and Marco are two young magicians who have been trained since childhood for a deadly duel. With the lives of everyone at the Circus of Dreams at stake, they must test the very limits of the imagination, and of their love.

'The only response to this novel is simply: wow. It is a breath-taking feat of imagination, a flight of fancy that pulls you in and wraps you up in its spell' The Times

© Erin Morgenstern 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

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Critic reviews

Lush, evocative, dreamlike...a magical, coming-of-age story
Dark and dreamy; a captivating love story
The Night Circus made me happy. Playful and intensely imaginative, Erin Morgenstern has created the circus I have always longed for. This is a marvelous book
Enchanting, and affecting... A strikingly beautiful world, in spite of its darkness
Dazzling
An extraordinary blend of dream and nightmare will take you on a magical journey (Viv Groskop)
Deliciously inventive... Don't imagine this is a light, frothy tale. For all her humorous touches, Morgernstern...has produced something darker than night
The only response to this novel is simply: wow. It is a breathtaking feat of imagination, a flight of fancy that pulls you in and wraps you up in its spell
Charming, magical, mysterious, enthralling
Lushly imagined, extremely charming and very, very readable
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This book provides an enchanting journey into the world of a traveling Victorian circus, The length of the book is filled with such enchanting wordplay and enthralling descriptions that every new circus tent is an absolute pleasure, The brilliantly written and read characters are warm and comforting and the complete package leaves very little to be desired.



A fine purchase for any fan of magic, love or a reality based fantasy.

A Victorian Surrealist Romance

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This is one of my most favourite stories and it's very well narrated.
I have listened to it so many times and every time is magical. Whenever someone asks if you would rather go to hogwarts or middle earth or westeros etc I always say I would rather go to the circus.

One of my most favourite stories

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The story is terrific, and I tried hard to like the audiobook. The narrator tries hard and it is a difficult book to narrate but there are some dicey accents and odd bits inflection that can jar and create dissonance that gets in the way of the story. I’ll be sticking with the book on this one!

Loved the book

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Not normally the kind of book I'd go for and this was my first audible book. Loved it! It was beautifully written and performed.

Mesmerising and beautiful

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Not usually into fantasy but I really enjoyed this book. So beautifully written and so many layers and subtle themes.

A wonderful story

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