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A Novel
by Daniel Wallace
A haunting, tender story that weaves a tragic secret, a mysterious meeting with the Devil, and a family of charming circus freaks recounting the extraordinary adventures of their friend Henry Walker, the Negro Magician.
In the middle of a dusty Southern town, in the middle of the twentieth century, magician Henry Walker entertains crowds at Jeremiah Musgrove’s Chinese Circus. Though not the world-famous illusionist he once was, Henry, with his dark skin and green eyes, is still something of a novelty to the patrons who pay a dime to see his show. Most of the patrons, anyway.
"[T]hough the conclusion is both startling and inevitable...the milieu of carnies, hucksters, tricksters and wanderers isn't as sharp as it could be." - PW.
"Wallace's fractured fairy tale may strike readers new to the author as somewhat gimmicky; it will appeal to his fan base." - Booklist.
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Wallace is also the author of Big Fish and The Watermelon King.
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