Belle Nash and the Bath Circus
William Keeling
BOOK 2, THE GAY STREET CHRONICLES SERIES
GAY / HISTORICAL / COMEDY / FICTION
At the end of his last adventure (Belle Nash and the Bath Soufflé), Belle Nash was banished for four years to the island of Grenada. It is now 1835, and Belle has returned to Bath, glad to be back but pained by the absence of his most recent Caribbean love. His heartache leads to confusions when he meets Pablo Fanque, the Black equestrian acrobat from Norfolk who longs to set up his own circus. As a well-loved figure in Bath, Belle uses his influence to try and help Pablo, but has to run the gauntlet of Lord Servitude, the most hated man in England and a die-hard supporter of slavery.
As ever, William Keeling's whimsical writing brings Belle, his gay hero, into a situation where comedy does not obscure stark moral issues to do with prejudice and bigotry that are as alive today as they were in Regency times.
Sir Ian McKellen "Belle Nash is my perfect weekend reading" (The Times, London)
Peter Tatchell "Bravo! A rollicking tale of corruption, intrigue and romance. A racy read!"
Jeanette Winterson "Another triumph!"
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