Barnum's Angel

<p>To some Lily was just a beautiful little girl. To others she was a freakish albino who ate live chickens in a freak show. Charles Darwin called her his impossible girl and tried in vain to classify her. P. T. Barnum called her his angel and tried to take advantage of her.</p><p>But the creature Barnum thought to turn into a money-making feature attraction is neither girl nor angel. She is something other a species of unimaginable abilities with the power to destroy-or save -our world. The power is hers alone but only the strange blood coursing through her veins will decide when and how to unleash a power she struggles every day to control.</p><p>From the cold barren shores of Tierra del Fuego and the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle to the bustling crowds of Victorian London Lily's story-and her quest-unfolds in a thrilling historical fantasy for all ages from award-winning author Len Boswell.</p>