From the bestselling author of The Dutch House, a secretive magicianâs death becomes the catalyst for his partnerâs journey of self-discovery in this âenchantingâ book (San Francisco Chronicle) âthat is something of a magic trick in itself.â (Newsweek)
When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabineâwho was also his faithful assistant for twenty yearsâlearns that the family he claimed to have lost in a tragic accident is very much alive and well. Sabine is left to unravel his secrets, and the journey she takes, from sunny Los Angeles to the bitter windswept plains of Nebraska, will work its own magic on her.
Sabine's extraordinary tale, âwith its big dreams, vast spaces, and disparate realities lying side by sideâ captures the hearts of its readers and âproves to be the perfect place for miraculous transformations.â (The New Yorker)