TY - BOOK AU - Patchett,Ann TI - The magician's assistant SN - 0156006219 U1 - Fic PY - 1998/// CY - Orlando, Florida PB - Harcourt KW - Magicians KW - Fiction KW - lcgft KW - Domestic fiction N2 - "When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabine--who also his faithful assistant for twenty years--learns that the family he claimed to have lost in tragic accident is very much alive and well. Sabine is left to unravel his secrets, and the adventure she embarks upon, from sunny Los Angeles to the bitter windswept plains of Nebraska, will work its own magic on her. Sabine's extraordinary tale will capture the heart of its readers just as Sabine herself is captured by her quest."--Cover ER -