Born of IllusionFor fans of Libba Bray and Anna Godbersen, this thrilling historical suspense novel is the story of a budding magician who has spent her life playing sidekick to her faux medium motherand trying to hide the fact that she possesses magnificent powers. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdinior so her mother claimsgifted illusionist Anna Van Housen easily navigates the underground world of magicians and mediums in 1920s New York, though the real

Stone has a grand story to tell

Grendel’s revenge-crazed mother

intends to discover the answer to this burning question—and soon

and entrepreneurial straight talk to help leaders overcome their own psychological traumas

When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house

\" Amelia Bedelia knows just what to do to make it brighter

and celebrate friendship and heritage

she shares the advice

\" —Pico Iyer

captor and savior

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh incontrovertibly established Chabon as a powerful force in contemporary fiction

Except Nolan wasn’t the only one they fantasized about killing