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<p>A story of high tension and terrifying allure....Her writing has perfect pitch.&mdash;Richard Eder, <b>Los Angeles Times</b></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In this mesmerizing study of the effects of a dark secret on the people who must live with it, the author of Charades proves herself a magician with words and narrative structure. Moreover, she seems to have an artificer's skill for re-creating her fictional approach each time out: each of her novels is different from the others in theme, tone and method. The constants are her impeccable, sensuous prose and her fiercely intelligent imagination. Set in the rain forest near Brisbane and in the city of Sydney, in Hospital's native Australia, the narrative slowly unwinds in elliptical scenes and oblique references, like photos in which the subject is blurred but discernible, and will gradually come into focus. The ``last magician'' is Charlie Chang, a photographer and filmmaker who devotes himself to unraveling the puzzle at the heart of this tale. Twenty-five years ago, he was one of four children who witnessed the death of a fifth. One of them caused the event; blandly amoral, narcissistic and seemingly without guilt, Robinson

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Author

Hospital, Janette Turner, 1942-

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393325270

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.94 / 5 (164 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14