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Title	:	The Magician's Assistant
Author	:	Ann Patchett
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 357 pages
Published	:	1998 by Fourth Estate (first published 1997)
Categories	:	Fiction. Literary Fiction. Contemporary

The Magician's Assistant Paperback | Pages: 357 pages

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Sabine-- twenty years a magician's assistant to her handsome, charming husband-- is suddenly a widow. In the wake of his death, she finds he has left a final trick; a false identity and a family allegedly lost in a tragic accident but now revealed as very much alive and well. Named as heirs in his will, they enter Sabine's life and set her on an adventure of unraveling his secrets, from sunny Los Angeles to the windswept plains of Nebraska, that will work its own sort of magic on her.

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Original Title:	The Magician's Assistant
ISBN:	1857028155 (ISBN13: 9781857028157)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (1998)

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I picked this book up a few times and lost interest before finishing the first page. But when I finally got past the first three or four pages, I was really hooked. This characters are just so, so compelling. They're actually so compelling that when I was partway through the book I almost lit a candle at church for two of the characters in it, temporarily confusing them with real people. Which I _think_ is more a testament to how well-written and absorbing the book is than to how socially

I enjoyed reading the book, but after reading it I couldn't say that I loved it (hence, three stars). Sabine, the main character, spends time with her dead husband's family, none of whom she knew existed. The reader is supposed to come along on the journey with her to discover the missing parts of her longtime friend/spouse, but I didn't gain any new insights to him from her visit back to his roots. The West Coast magician reinvented himself too well to have any connection to the Midwestern

It is rare to find a literary page-turner, but Ann Patchett never fails to give us exactly that. Her writing is elegant, sophisticated and quiet; it never gets in the way of the story. The closer I got to the end of this book, the more obsessed I became with it, wanting to make sure that everyone was going to be okay, at least in some sense of the word. The Magician's Assistant follows the same pattern of Patchett's other novels: An unsuspecting character is thrust into a world full of people

Five stars with reluctance since I couldn't describe what the attraction this book had for me. Whether it was the grass is greener concept or we're all the same, or the draw of magic. The sad life of Sabine moved to a new chapter although she will likely continue to live propelled with other people's direction.I absolutely loved the character of the rabbit who seemed a cross between a cat and dog.

I have really become an admirer of Patchetts writing, and this book was a close second to Bel Canto, which I adored. The Magicians Assistant is Sabine, and she is mourning the sudden loss of her husband, Parsifal. But the story goes deeper than that. Parsifal is gay, and shortly after the death of his lover, Phan, he marries Sabine to ensure her security in the event of his death. Sabine had been Parsifals long-time assistant in his magic act, but more importantly, they shared a bond of

I know you are thinking, is there a book you don't like, Laura? Here's the deal. If I don't like a book I can barely read it, much less finish it. So if I do read it-I like it, in varying degrees, but I like it. So tonight I read the Magician's Assistant, by Ann Patchett. If you have read Bel Canto, (and you should have, though I'm not sure I'm spelling it right at the moment.)then you know her style. You get hypnotised by the story, by the language, you get into this rhythm that you can't break

This book was fantastic and I am thrilled that I chose it as my first Patchett novel. There is so much tenderness in this beautiful story; each character (even the dastardly villain) is developed and handled with such care; I didnt want the story to end because of the people involved. There is sadness here, and secrets and complicated family dynamics and love...and love...and MAGIC. Oh, and of course theres a rabbit too. Time spent with this book was simply delightful.