the ladies of the secret circus constance sayers

A media executive, she’s twice been named one of the “Top 100 Media People in America” by Folio and included in their list of “Top Women in Media.”

She attended The Bread Loaf Writers Conference where she studied with Charles Baxter and Lauren Groff. She received her master of arts in English from George Mason University and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Ĭonstance Sayers’ is the author of A Witch in Time and The Ladies of the Secret Circus which will be published on March 23, 2021, from Redhook (Hachette Book Group).Ī finalist for Alternating Current’s 2016 Luminaire Award for Best Prose, her short stories have appeared in Souvenir and Amazing Graces: Yet Another Collection of Fiction by Washington Area Women as well as The Sky is a Free Country. Smith, author of The Vine Witch 'Fans of Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus will love this page-turning story of dark magic, star-crossed love, and familial sacrifice.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'Ambitious and teeming with magic, Sayers creates a fascinating mix of art, The Belle Époque, and more than a little murder.” -Erika Swyler, author of The Book of Speculation For more from Constance Sayers, check out A Witch in Time. A curse that might be tied to her fiancé’s mysterious disappearance Praise for The Ladies of the Secret Circus : 'At times decadent and macabre, The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a mesmerizing tale of love, treachery, and depraved magic percolating through four generations of Cabot women.' -Luanne G. Soon secrets about Lara’s family history begin to come to light, revealing a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations. When her desperate search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother’s journals, Lara is swept into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world until her fiancé disappears on their wedding day.

Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder-a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus.

The ladies of the secret circus constance sayers