The Invisible Circus (Audiobook)

from msmalnick

I enjoyed this somber story about an 18-year-old girl in '70s San Francisco who is searching to find the truth behind her older sister who died 8 years prior. Her search takes her across Europe, eventually to Italy, where the sister died by jumping off a bridge after months on the lam. There are ...

from dbsovereign

A wonderful novel detailing one woman's search for the truth behind her sister's suicide. In the process she grows up and faces some uncomfortable truths about her family's past. On her journey through Europe, retracing her sisters steps, she comes to terms with the fact that "truth" is not alway...

from BinnieBee

I found this book to be very interesting. IT lead me to read another by Egan which I found very disappointing. Maybe I could relate better to this one because I have a sister and that is the main focus of the story.

from katiebobus

Protagonist 18-year-old Phoebe's coming-of-age story is told with so much raw emotional truth, it sometimes hurts. Deals with family favoritism, loneliness, misperceptions, and idealism. I feel more understanding of the hippie movement having read this book.

from jpe9

The title refers partly to a Diggers' sponsored happening in late 1960s San Francisco, which was a strong influence on the book's characters Wolf and Faith. Faith is the dead older sister of the main character Phoebe, who, after graduating from high school in 1978, flies off to Europe following t...