I really loved this magical tale of two competitors and a circus of illusion. The competition begins when Celia and Marco are young; they will not meet until both become part of the Night Circus, a magical circus with out of the ordinary performers, a circus that, naturally, only performs from dusk to dawn. Each has been trained to change reality by different methods, and they are destined to duel until only one is left. I was completely drawn into this mesmerizing tale.

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I have seldom read a debut novel that has moved me more deeply than The Sisters. This story of Mabel and Bertie covers eighty years and three generations of women who fight the battlefields of their past, tangled links and secrets, not able to unlock what they have kept "caged", and not being able to reveal what they have shared during their divisions and reunions. The author's unique talent to tell a story about "her women” will take you on a journey with these poignant characters and open your heart to every emotion it can possibly hold. Heart-warming, heart-wrenching, and so beautifully told that you will find yourself walking each step in the soulful shadows of the sisters and the loved ones they try, each in their own way, to protect. This is a 5-star plus recommendation from me.