A compelling, magical time traveling tale, set in Depression-era Australia
"This is impossible. I must be dreaming. Why does the newspaper have a date that is more than eighty years ago?"
Claire finds a sequin star among her grandmother s treasures. Why does she own such a cheap piece of jewelry? The mystery deepens when the brooch hurtles Claire back in time to 1932. Claire finds herself stranded in a circus camp. The Great Depression has made life difficult, but Claire befriends performers Rosina and Jem, and a boy called Kit who watches the show every night. When Kit is kidnapped, it s up to Claire, Rosina, and Jem to save him. But Claire wonders who Kit and Rosina really are. One is escaping poverty and the other is escaping wealth can the two find happiness together?"