Patchett, Ann The Magician's Assistant ISBN 13: 9780151002634

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A secretive magician’s death becomes the catalyst for his partner’s journey of self-discovery in this “enchanting” book (San Francisco Chronicle) “that is something of a magic trick in itself-a 1990s love story with the grace and charm of a nineteenth-century novel” (Newsweek).

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The Magician's Assistant sustains author Ann Patchett's proven penchant for crafting colorful characters and marrying the ordinary with the fantastic. When Parsifal, Sabine's husband of more than 20 years and the magician of the title, suddenly dies, she begins to discover how she's glimpsed him only through smoke and mirrors. He has managed to keep hidden the existence of a family in Nebraska--his mother, two sisters, and two nephews. Sabine approaches them hungrily, as if they are a bridge to her beloved husband and a key to the mysteries he left behind.
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" Her finest novel . . . Patchett's lush and suspenseful story is also a portrait of America, which-- with its big dreams, vast spaces, and disparate realities lying side by side-- proves to be the perfect place for miraculous transformations, including Sabine's own."--The New Yorker

When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabine--who was also his faithful assistant for twenty years--learns that the family he claimed to have lost in a tragic accident is very much alive and well. Sabine is left to unravel his secrets, and the adventure she embarks upon, from sunny Los Angeles to the bitter windswept plains of Nebraska, will work its own magic on her. Sabine's extraordinary tale will capture the hearts of its readers just as Sabine is captured by her quest.

"Enchanting . . . Ann Patchett is the real thing."--San Francisco Chronicle

Ann Patchett is the author of Bel Canto, Taft, and The Patron Saint of Liars, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has written for many publications, including Elle, GQ, the Paris Review, and Vogue. She lives in Tennessee.

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  • PublisherHarcourt
  • Publication date1997
  • ISBN 10 0151002630
  • ISBN 13 9780151002634
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages368
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