Theatre of Marvels: A Novel

A stunning and deliciously immersive debut that is a riveting journey across Victorian London and an unforgettable tale of race, identity and a woman’s reclamation of her fate.

Behind the spectacle, there are always secrets.

Unruly crowds descend on Crillick’s Variety Theatre. The young, mixed-race actress Zillah is headlining tonight as “The Great Amazonia, a Savage Queen from Darkest Africa.” Zillah, an orphan from the slums of Victorian London, knows that her rise to stardom is her ticket ...