Discover the dazzling new historical novel from the author of That Green Eyed Girl and 73 Dove Street

Perfect for fans of City of Girls, Cabaret and Sunday Times bestseller, The Whalebone Theatre - available to pre-order in paperback!

'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, award-winning author of Insatiable

'Julie's best novel yet' Georgina Moore, bestselling author of The Garnett Girls

‘Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the Babylon Circus . . .’

Berlin, 1926: young Leni finds work as a cigarette girl – wide-eyed, dodging stray hands – as the painted dancers and revellers party the nights away. It’s all for her little sister Annette – to put a roof over their heads, food in their bellies. Because the two sisters have no one but each other.

Then Leni meets pianist Paul, and embarks on a passionate, all-consuming love affair. But for Paul, Berlin is a dangerous place to be. If he and Leni are to have a future together, they must flee the city.

For Leni, it’s an impossible choice: her sister or the love of her life?

The consequences of her decision will ripple through the next four decades . . .

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‘Immersive, tender, simmering with secrets’ Alex Hay

'A tale of two sisters and a city, all three of them so vividly drawn, I felt I knew them. Superbly atmospheric, with convincingly flawed characters that just leap off the page' Frances Quinn, author of The Bonesetter Woman

'An all-singing, all-dancing, moving and masterful book about two complex sisters living in incredibly complex times. Brilliant.' Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl

'Bold, brave and absorbing' Elizabeth Buchan, author of Bonjour, Sophie

'With hints of Atonement, this is an epic novel’ Louise Fein, author of Daughter of the Reich

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