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The Magician’s Assistant
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  • Ann Patchett
    Ann Patchett
    / Early novels

    The Magician’s Assistant (1997) relates the discoveries of the widow of a gay magician named Parsifal. The woman, who also had been her husband’s assistant, visits the family he had never told her of and learns about his past.

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    The Magician’s Assistant (1997) relates the discoveries of the widow of a gay magician named Parsifal. The woman, who also had been her husband’s assistant, visits the family he had never told her of and learns about his past.

    Read More