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Overview'Hugely ambitious . . . entertaining and unsettling' Salman Rushdie, Independent on Sunday Fourteen-year-old Jilly Farina walks into the tent at the County Fair and finds her life transformed. Fixing her with his hypnotic gaze, Millroy the Magician performs astonishing miracles. When she is later magicked into his trailer and Millroy promises to train her as his assistant, Jilly feels safe for the first time in her short life. But Millroy is more than a mere stage show magician. A vegetarian and health fanatic, a possessor of healing and hypnotic powers, Millroy's mission is to change the eating habits of an entire nation. And through Jilly he has found the strength to preach his evangelical message. With Millroy's messianic fervour ever growing, Jilly begins to have doubts - but Millroy knows that without Jilly there will be no magic . . . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul TherouxPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.298kg ISBN: 9780241950531ISBN 10: 0241950538 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 04 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsPicaresque ... Enchanting ... Theroux is a gifted and versatile tale spinner. <br>-- Time <p><br> Amazing ... (A) Startlingly Original Tale Of Pure Magic...that amuses, unnerves, and captivates the reader in a spell of bewilderment, danger, and awe...The reader (will) be enthralled. <br>-- The Boston Sunday Herald <br> Magical ... (A) funny, dark satire of America's obsessions. <br>-- The New York Times Book Review """Picaresque ... Enchanting ... Theroux is a gifted and versatile tale spinner."" -- Time ""Amazing ... (A) Startlingly Original Tale Of Pure Magic...that amuses, unnerves, and captivates the reader in a spell of bewilderment, danger, and awe...The reader (will) be enthralled."" -- The Boston Sunday Herald ""Magical ... (A) funny, dark satire of America's obsessions."" -- The New York Times Book Review" Picaresque ... Enchanting ... Theroux is a gifted and versatile tale spinner. -- Time Amazing ... (A) Startlingly Original Tale Of Pure Magic...that amuses, unnerves, and captivates the reader in a spell of bewilderment, danger, and awe...The reader (will) be enthralled. -- The Boston Sunday Herald Magical ... (A) funny, dark satire of America's obsessions. -- The New York Times Book Review Author InformationPaul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |