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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- ISBN
- 9781468310986
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
1468310984
ISBN-13
9781468310986
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208764090
Product Key Features
Book Title
Illusionists : a Novel
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Historical
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
This character driven novel is filled with odd and unusual characters whose personalities and quirks are revealed as the story progresses. . . . The story-line is compelling for its vivid descriptions and fascinating characters who are anything but normal and predictable . . . Definitely, an entertaining read that stands out for its unique qualities., Thomas writes with a sharp nib, not a dull computer key. She is neither mawkish nor squeamish, but full of fresh images., Beneath this buoyant tale of down-market entertainers in Victorian London rumbles a heavyweight novel . . . As intricate and thrilling as any accomplished bit of conjuring., "Beneath this buoyant tale of down-market entertainers in Victorian London rumbles a heavyweight novel . . . As intricate and thrilling as any accomplished bit of conjuring." - The New York Times "Gripping . . . Rosie Thomas ably captures the magic of Victorian London-including its spectacular advancements in technology, such as the phonograph, electric lighting and automata-yet she does not neglect the seamy, hardscrabble life so prevalent among theatrical performers." - Shelf Awareness "Thomas's sprawling follow-up to The Kashmir Shawl combines several elements: a story of a theater company, a thriller, and, most successfully, a portrait of a woman trying to create an equal partnership with a man . . . The heart of the book is Eliza's long, slow attempt to not only marry Devil but to live in parity with him. Since she has no models for the relationship she wants, Thomas shows Eliza working to invent a new kind of life; a creation as novel for her time as the mechanical illusions at the Palmyra." - Publishers Weekly "This character driven novel is filled with odd and unusual characters whose personalities and quirks are revealed as the story progresses. . . . The story-line is compelling for its vivid descriptions and fascinating characters who are anything but normal and predictable . . . Definitely, an entertaining read that stands out for its unique qualities." -Historical Novels Review "Thomas enthusiastically explores a unique subject and skillfully creates the sights, atmosphere and sensations of British theater during this era . . . An excellent premise." - Kirkus Reviews "While the background details on stage magic and thetheater business are captivating, Devil and Eliza's ardent love story is the book's emotional heart, and theever-changing connections among all its intriguing performers fill it with genuine life and vitality." -Booklist Praise for the work of Rosie Thomas: "Rosie Thomas has the rare and wonderful ability to create stories and characters that take you instantly into another world."-Penny Vincenzi "Thomas writes with a sharp nib, not a dull computer key. She is neither mawkish nor squeamish, but full of fresh images." - Washington Post Book World "A master storyteller." - Cosmopolitan "Thomas's novels are beautifully written." - Marie Claire "Thomas can write with ravishing sensuality." - The Times " Utterly engrosing and beautifully written . . . [Thomas's] character's are so interesting and realistic that readers will be reluctant to let them go." -Library Journal, Thomas's sprawling follow-up to The Kashmir Shawl combines several elements: a story of a theater company, a thriller, and, most successfully, a portrait of a woman trying to create an equal partnership with a man . . . The heart of the book is Eliza's long, slow attempt to not only marry Devil but to live in parity with him. Since she has no models for the relationship she wants, Thomas shows Eliza working to invent a new kind of life; a creation as novel for her time as the mechanical illusions at the Palmyra., Rosie Thomas has the rare and wonderful ability to create stories and characters that take you instantly into another world., Utterly engrossing and beautifully written . . . [Thomas's] character's are so interesting and realistic that readers will be reluctant to let them go., While the background details on stage magic and the theater business are captivating, Devil and Eliza's ardent love story is the book's emotional heart, and the ever-changing connections among all its intriguing performers fill it with genuine life and vitality., Gripping . . . Rosie Thomas ably captures the magic of Victorian London--including its spectacular advancements in technology, such as the phonograph, electric lighting and automata--yet she does not neglect the seamy, hardscrabble life so prevalent among theatrical performers.
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Synopsis
Over the course of three decades of writing, bestselling novelist Rosie Thomas has earned an untold number of awards and the devotion of millions of loyal readers. Her new novel, The Illusionists, set in London in 1870, is a thrilling step forward--a captivating tale of passion and fantasy set in the theater world. At the start of The Illusionists, we meet Eliza, a young, beautiful woman of limited means. Eliza is modern before her time. Not for her the stifling if respectable conventionality of marriage, children, domestic drudgery. She longs for more. Through her work as an artist's model, she meets the magnetic and irascible Devil--a born showman whose dream is to run his own theater company. Devil's right-hand man is the improbably-named Carlo Bonomi, an ill-tempered dwarf with an enormous talent for all things magic and illusion. Carlo and Devil clash at every opportunity and it constantly falls upon Eliza to broker an uneasy peace between them. And then there is Jasper Button. Mild-mannered, and a family man at heart, it is his gift as an artist that makes him the unlikely final member of the motley crew. Thrown together by a twist of fate, their lives are inextricably linked: the fortune of one depends on the fortune of the other. And as Eliza gets sucked into the seductive and dangerous world her strange companions inhabit, she risks not only her heart, but also her life, which is soon thrown into peril., The intoxicating new novel of magic and intrigue by "a master storyteller" (Cosmopolitan), for fans of The Night Circus and Water for Elephants
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