Carter Beats the Devil
Glen David Gold's literary debut dazzled critics and fans from coast to coast. Now Carter's center stage for a spectacular paperback . . .The response to Glen David Gold's debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil was extraordinary. He hypnotized us with his portrait of a 1920s magic-obsessed America...
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Glen David Gold's literary debut dazzled critics and fans from coast to coast. Now Carter's center stage for a spectacular paperback . . .The response to Glen David Gold's debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil was extraordinary. He hypnotized us with his portrait of a 1920s magic-obsessed America and of Charles Carter -- a.k.a. Carter the Great -- a young master performer whose skill as an illusionist exceeded even that of the great Houdini.Filled with historical references that evoke the excesses and exuberance of Roaring Twenties pre-Depression America, Carter Beats the Devil is a complex and illuminating story of one man's journey through a magical and sometimes dangerous world, where illusion is everything.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780786886326 (0786886323)
ASIN: 786886323
Publish date: September 18th 2002
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 662
Edition language: English
Good characters, well written, interesting plot but an overly violent ending.
A wonderful romp through America's showbiz past. One of the most enjoyable novels of the last few years.
Not at all my usual style, which means I'll probably take it off my list in a month when I can't remember what I was so excited about in the first place. But it does sound cool.
Surprise pressie from Clare in Croydon AND Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour1787 fridge magnet from the Louvre AND what fun - Waitrose Weekend supplement complete with Lulu at 61 and a sudoku on the back.Thank you Clare!First line - On Friday, August third, 1923, the morning after President Ha...
Hooray for dollar books! I already wanted to read this, and the cover really cinched the deal, so when I found it in a bargain bin, it was a done deal, and in a fit of spontaneity I began reading it immediately.What I did not expect, upon starting the book, was that if you were to cut out about two ...
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