The Midnight Carousel

By (author) McLynn, Fiza Saeed
Description:

PRE-ORDER THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL AND ESCAPE INTO AN ENCHANTING, DARKLY GLITTERING STORY OF GRIEF, OBSESSION, REVENGE AND ENDURING LOVE

PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE MINIATURIST, THE DOLL FACTORY AND WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

''Took hold of my heart and held me captive.''
ANYA BERGMAN

''I completely surrendered to its magic''
HESTER MUSSON

''My favourite book of the year. When I wasn''t reading it, it was all I could think about.''
SARAH PENNER

''I adored it . . . Readers are in for a treat''
MELISSA FU

''A gorgeous, lavish tapestry that weaves a compelling mystery into a timeless love story. Breathtaking''
HELEN FIELDS

''A truly magical book that kept me reading long into the night''
LOUISE HARE

------

Come children, come children from far and near. Come choose your steed, you galloping knights, to enjoy the fun of the carousel . . .

Paris, 1900

Celebrated carousel-maker Gilbert works night and day to finish his masterpiece in time for the city''s Exposition Universelle. But Gilbert is struggling in the wake of his wife and son''s tragic deaths, and as he finalises his creation, a dangerous idea forms in his mind . . .

Chicago, 1920

Maisie Marlowe has come to America in the search of a new life. When she unearths a beautiful, neglected old carousel, she seizes the opportunity to carve a thrilling new destiny for herself. But Maisie doesn''t know that beneath its glittering facade, the carousel is hiding a dark secret. Twenty years ago, it was linked to a number of people inexplicably vanishing into thin air - and now history has begun to repeat itself . . .

Review quote:
A spell-binding tale spanning continents and decades, which took hold of my heart and held me captive. Compulsive and heartrending, both love story and page-turning mystery, at the heart of The Midnight Carousel is an unforgettable heroine who has stayed with me long after I turned over the last page.
Review quote:
My favourite book of the year! I devoured Fiza Saeed McLynn''s debut in just a few days, and when I wasn''t reading, it was all I could think about. The Midnight Carousel is the sort of book that made me fall in love with historical fiction: it''s vivid, mysterious, alluring. I can''t remember the last time I felt so invested in unravelling the mystery at the heart of a story. An absolute delight.
Review quote:
The Midnight Carousel whirls the reader around to unexpected places - a moving story of survival and love, with an ingeniously contrived mystery at its heart. I completely surrendered to its magic.
Review quote:
About chance encounters, colliding fates, love and loss, and shimmering throughout with delicious, dark mystery, this is a fast-paced, elegantly written read.
Review quote:
I adored Fiza Saeed McLynn’s debut novel, THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL. Evoking both Jazz age Chicago and turn-of-the-century Paris, this immersive novel braids stories of love, found family, and loss around a mysterious, exquisite carouselat its centre. The pace expertly conceals and reveals secrets as it gathers momentum to its unexpected, but deeply satisfying conclusion. Readers are in for a treat with this captivating carnival ride of a novel!
Review quote:
A gorgeous, unforgettable, lavish tapestry of time, place and character that weaves a compelling mystery into a timeless love story. Breath-taking! Deft, assured, fluid writing and a confidence that promises many more brilliant