The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott
You have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You're joining the circus. Ain't that the best news you ever got? When a bizarre incident on the road triggers a nightmarish chain of events, Jamie finds himself plunged into the horrific alternate universe that is the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus, a borderline world between hell and earth from which humankind's greatest tragedies have been perpetrated. Yet in this place peopled by the gruesome, grotesque and monstrous, where violence and savagery are the norm, Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself - for when he applies the white face paint, he is transformed into JJ, the most vicious clown of all. And JJ wants Jamie dead . . .
a bravura performance, a disquieting glimpse into a richly imagined and horribly plausible parallel universe * Financial Times *
I couldn't put Elliott's novel downIt's fantastic . . . An entertaining mixture of Palahniuk and David Lynch * Independent on Sunday *
The plot is full of wonderful grotesqueries and unfolds at a cracking pace. I was enjoying reading this book so much I forgot I was meant to review it. * Sydney Morning Herald *
Inventive, scary and darkly humorous novel has a dash of Stephen King and a hint of Lovecraft but is really sui generis. It may be a true one-off but that doesn't stop me wanting more * Observer *
Elliott's prose is sharp and engaging . . . this intriguing book mixes fantasy with psychological horror to squirming effect * List *
as much surreal poetry as macabre thrills . . . this is a first novel of real promise. At his best, Elliott writes with a power commensurate with the originality of his vision. It is not just that he has unusually nasty visions to put on the page but he has the ability to make us share them * TLS *
I couldn't put Elliott's novel downIt's fantastic . . . An entertaining mixture of Palahniuk and David Lynch * Independent on Sunday *
The plot is full of wonderful grotesqueries and unfolds at a cracking pace. I was enjoying reading this book so much I forgot I was meant to review it. * Sydney Morning Herald *
Inventive, scary and darkly humorous novel has a dash of Stephen King and a hint of Lovecraft but is really sui generis. It may be a true one-off but that doesn't stop me wanting more * Observer *
Elliott's prose is sharp and engaging . . . this intriguing book mixes fantasy with psychological horror to squirming effect * List *
as much surreal poetry as macabre thrills . . . this is a first novel of real promise. At his best, Elliott writes with a power commensurate with the originality of his vision. It is not just that he has unusually nasty visions to put on the page but he has the ability to make us share them * TLS *
Will Elliott was a struggling 27-year old writer who had lived modestly for the past four years in order to focus his energies on writing. He wrote five manuscripts during this period and was on the brink of giving up on his writing career, when he entered the competition and won the $10,000 prize. He lives in Australia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847240217 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847240216 |
| Title | The Pilo Family Circus |
| Author | Will Elliott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-01-11 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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