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The illusionist
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- Book Synopsis
- A quietly devastating novel of love, marriage and the complexity of relationships... When Stella first meets Martyn, he's just a stranger on a train. She knows nothing at all about him. But very quickly she is won over by his charm and breathtaking illusions, and when he asks her to marry him, she agrees. As they begin their life together, Stella starts to feel uneasy. What exactly is the show-stopping illusion he claims to be working on, locked away in that room? Who are those men that visit the house at strange hours? And why are her questions never answered? As Stella realises that she barely knows the man she married, her thoughts turn to escape. The Illusionist is a carefully understated, beautifully told novel of the secrets in a marriage, and the twists of family life.
- About The Author
- Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her generation. She won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
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- ISBN
- 9780755334780
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Headline Review, (08 March 2007)
- Number of Pages
- 280
- Weight
- 206 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 200 x 144 x 18 mm
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