The Candlelit Menagerie The Bodley Head Then a strange encounter with

Then a strange encounter with a young man who presumes an acquaintance he doesn't remember and a series of disconcerting events leave him with a growing conviction that he is being watched

A masterful debut' Observer

"In his beautiful new novel Nelson summons the sounds of Black Youth

who existed merely to serve

The Candlelit Menagerie The Bodley Head Then a strange encounter withFor fans of The Greatest Showman and Water for Elephants, The Candlelit Menagerie grabs hold and pulls readers into the dim halls of the exotic animal emporiums of London, over two centuries ago. Set in late eighteenth century London, this haunting debut novel features Lillian, a freakishly tall woman who struggles to fit into society because of her size and desire to wear trousers. Each morning, she wakes in her tiny maid's room in a too small bed to