Theatre of Marvels av Lianne Dillsworth

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<p><b>''Richly evocative and glittering with atmosphere, this tale of ambition and identity had me gripped from start to finish''</b> STACEY HALLS, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Familiars</i><br><br><b>''<i>Theatre of Marvels</i> is a fascinating, empowering story of a young woman''s search for identity and justice in Victorian London, a world which Lianne Dillsworth evokes so richly'' </b>JENNIFER SAINT, author of <i>Ariadne</i><br><b>_________________________________<br></b><br><b>Behind the spectacle there are always secrets.</b><br><br>Unruly crowds descend on Crillick''s Variety Theatre. A black, British actress, Zillah, is headlining tonight. An orphan from the slums of St Giles, her rise to stardom is her ticket out - to be gawped and gazed at is a price she''s willing to pay.<br><br>Rising up the echelons of society is everything Zillah has ever dreamed of. But when a new stage act disappears, Zillah is haunted by a feeling that something is amiss. Is the wom