- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd (September 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1856197557
- ISBN-13: 978-1856197557
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
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Book Description
This story is told by a narrator, a woman of 58, who meets an illusionist on a train. At first, life is blissfully sweet, but when her first novel brings overnight fame, her life changes out of all recognition.
About the Author
Jennifer Johnston is one of the foremost Irish writers of her, or any generation. She has 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 has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
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Marriage as Illusion, Dec 26 2009
By Doctor Anne - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Illusionist (Paperback)
I've read two of Jennifer Johnston's titles, this and "Two Moons," preferring this one. A mystery and a character-study of a dissolving marriage. This book hammers home the fact that a good marriage requires communication and truthfulness.
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reflective, Aug 30 2009
By Aquinas "summa" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Illusionist (Hardcover)
Johnston's books are always very reflective - they have a kind of autunmnal quality about them - a sense of gathering in. This one is essentially about a dysfunctional marriage - a doomed relationship where one party, namely the man, the so called illusionist, sees love in terms of control and power. The woman falls for the charm of the man but does not pay attention to the obvious danger signs of the man's control freakery and not willing to share. This novel could have descended into a kind of thriller but thankfully does not.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Illusionist, Nov 2 2010
By vince - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Illusionist, The (Hardcover)
I realised when I got the book that it wasnt the one I really wanted however it was a readable book about an illusionist.The story basically was about how Mother and daughter picked up their lives after the father/husband (the illusionist) dies in an accident.It goes back to when the couple met and about their married life. The story is about love, marriage and death.
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