The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett Paperback Book

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Author: Ann Patchett

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harcourt

Published: Sep 1998

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $19.00

Pages: 368

Synopsis

After the death of Parsifal, a homosexual magician, his female assistant and wife journeys from Los Angeles to Nebraska in search of the man's hidden past and discovers his estranged family, as well as the love she has always been denied. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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