A New York Times bestseller A beguiling first novelGregory Maguire in the New York Times Takes readers to a marvelous place.The Wall Street Journal Even though his awful GreatAunt Gertrudis doesnt approve Micah believes in the stories his dying Grandpa Ephraim tells him of the magical Circus Mirandus the invisible tiger guarding the gates the beautiful flying birdwoman and the magician more powerful than any otherthe Man Who Bends Light. Finally Grandpa Ephraim offers proof. The Circus is real. And the Lightbender owes Ephraim a miracle. With his friend Jenny Mendoza in tow Micah sets out to find the Circus and the man he believes will save his grandfather. The only problem is the Lightbender doesnt want to keep his promise. And now its up to Micah to get the miracle he came for. show more