The Confabulist - Couverture souple

Praise for The Confabulist
"A beautifully wrought novel about the grip of illusion and the way we tell ourselves stories to seek redemption, or forgiveness at the very least." --"The Washington Post"
"Galloway's story has a big trick up its sleeve, but his talent is no illusion." --"More"
"Fabulous . . . A page-turner you'll want to read twice." --"Reader's Digest"
"A brilliant novel, and one that virtually demands multiple readings to pick up all the subtleties (especially concerning the end of the book, and enough said about that)." --"Booklist "(starred review)

Praise for The Confabulist
"A beautifully wrought novel about the grip of illusion and the way we tell ourselves stories to seek redemption, or forgiveness at the very least." --"The Washington Post"
"Galloway's story has a big trick up its sleeve, but his talent is no illusion." --"More"
"Fabulous . . . A page-turner you'll want to read twice." --"Reader's Digest"
"A brilliant novel, and one that virtually demands multiple readings to pick up all the subtleties (especially concerning the end of the book, and enough said about that)." --"Booklist "(starred review)

Praise for The Confabulist
A beautifully wrought novel about the grip of illusion and the way we tell ourselves stories to seek redemption, or forgiveness at the very least. "The Washington Post"
Galloway s story has a big trick up its sleeve, but his talent is no illusion. "More"
Fabulous . . . A page-turner you ll want to read twice. "Reader s Digest"
A brilliant novel, and one that virtually demands multiple readings to pick up all the subtleties (especially concerning the end of the book, and enough said about that). "Booklist "(starred review)" --Booklist

A beautifully wrought novel about the grip of illusion and the way we tell ourselves stories to seek redemption, or forgiveness at the very least. The Washington Post
Galloway s story has a big trick up its sleeve, but his talent is no illusion. More
Fabulous . . . A page-turner you ll want to read twice. Reader s Digest
A brilliant novel, and one that virtually demands multiple readings to pick up all the subtleties (especially concerning the end of the book, and enough said about that). Booklist (starred review)" --Reader s Digest

From the beloved, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cellist of Sarajevo, a beautiful, suspense-filled novel that uses the life and sudden death of Harry Houdini to weave a magical tale of intrigue, love and illusion.

      The Confabulist weaves together the life, loves and murder of the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, with the story of the man who killed him (twice): Martin Strauss, an everyday man whose fate was tied to the magician's in unforeseen ways. A cast of memorable characters spins around Houdini's celebrity-driven life, as they did in his time: from the Romanov family soon to be assassinated, to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the powerful heads of Scotland Yard, and the Spiritualists who would use whoever they could to establish their religion. A brilliant novel about fame and ambition, reality and illusion, and the ways that love, grief and imagination can alter what we perceive and believe.