The Magician's Assistant

Patchett, Ann

ISBN 10: 0151002630 / ISBN 13: 9780151002634

Published by Harcourt, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1997

About this Item

SIGNED on Title Page. "To Sally All Best Wishes Ann Patchett." RARE Advance Reading Copy. 1st edition. 1st printing. Top left hand corner of back cover has a tiny crease. BEAUTIFUL Copy of Book and Cover. COLLECTOR'S COPY. Bookseller Inventory # 000792

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Magician's Assistant

Publisher: Harcourt, Toronto, ON, Canada

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition:New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

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).

Review:

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.