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Magician's Assistant - Ann Patchett
Magician's Assistant
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"A secretive magician’s death becomes the catalyst for his partner’s journey self-discovery in this “enchanting” book (San Francisco Chronicle) “that is something of a magic trick in itself” (Newsweek).     When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabine—who was... show more
"A secretive magician’s death becomes the catalyst for his partner’s journey self-discovery in this “enchanting” book (San Francisco Chronicle) “that is something of a magic trick in itself” (Newsweek).     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 journey she takes, from sunny Los Angeles to the bitter windswept plains of Nebraska, will work its own magic on her. Sabine's extraordinary tale, “with its big dreams, vast spaces, and disparate realities lying side by side” captures the hearts of its readers and “proves to be the perfect place for miraculous transformations” (The New Yorker). "
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780156006217 (0156006219)
ASIN: 156006219
Publisher: Harcourt Brace
Pages no: 357
Edition language: English
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sarah
sarah rated it
4.5 Ann Patchett: The Magician's Assistant
Awww, I loved this book.
mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it
4.0 The Magician's Assistant
I came across this book by accident on kindle and read it for free on KU. It is the first work I've read by Ann Patchett, though I have heard about her in the past. At first I was a little skeptical that I was going to be able to get into the story but after a bit the ride smoothed out and I ended u...
Listening to the Silence
Listening to the Silence rated it
3.0 The Magician's Assistant
Sabine is devastated when her husband and partner Parsifal dies unexpectedly. As an AIDS patient, she always knew that he would die, but she believed they had a couple more years. While the aneurysm that does kill him is blessed quick in comparison to the slow decline of AIDS, she struggles to come ...
madbkwm
madbkwm rated it
Whew. I've been muddling through 2 and 3 star books for a while; it was quite a relief to find this beautiful specimen. I have State of Wonder on my to read list and was browsing stacks in the library by author and figured I'd pick up something else by Patchett to see what I thought. And I loved i...
Jennavier
Jennavier rated it
The writing of this was so lyrical and beautiful it amazed me, but the story completely lost me. Not that there is not the possibility of people living this kind of story, but I wouldn't want to know them.
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