A stunning debut
Church of Marvels - Leslie Parry ebook, 320 pages, e xpected publication: May 5th 2015 It is New York 1895 and four characters are drawn together by a series of events that is nothing what you expect. The book is touted as a cross between Night Circus and Water for Elephants it is none of these it so much better. It is darker, more vibrant and utterly compelling to read. Each chapter is told from a different characters point of view, usually this has can be jarring but Parry makes it flow and you are immersed in this wonderful story. It is about family secrets, guilt and growing up. The story hangs on Odile’s journey as she tries to find her twin sister, Belle. All Odile has to find Belle is one clue and she follows the trail. She meets Sylvan who works cleaning out the shit houses, he hopes to find a small fortune in the faeces and if that does not happen he fights for cash. Yet for a man who really is at the bottom of society he has the kindest of hearts when he finds a...