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Magician's Assistant
Contributor(s): Patchett, Ann (Author)

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ISBN: 0156006219     ISBN-13: 9780156006217
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2023
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Annotation: The national bestseller--now in paperback. When the magician Parsifal dies, his assistant, Sabine, who was also for only the last few months of his life married to Parsifal, must sort out the emotional baggage she inherits.s
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Family Life - Marriage & Divorce
- Fiction | Magical Realism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 97002139
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.31" W x 8.02" L (0.76 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1990's
- Cultural Region - Plains
- Cultural Region - West Coast
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Geographic Orientation - Nebraska
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Sex & Gender - Gay
- Topical - Death/Dying
Features: Price on Product
Awards: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, Nominee, Fiction, 1998
Review Citations: New York Times 10/18/1998 pg. 36
 
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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" (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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