От бестселлерного автора феноменально успешной "Кашмирской шали"
Лондон, 1885 год. В век бурных перемен и потрясений как никогда прежде выгодно изменить свою судьбу. Но для красивой молодой женщины без средств выбор Элизы лежит либо между удушающей домашней жизнью в браке, либо скатыванием на самое дно – как бы решительно она ни стремилась проложить свой путь.
Однажды ночью в обшарпанном театре она встречает харизматичного Дьявола Викса – иллюзиониста, мастера обмана, непостоянного друга. Попав в его круг, Элиза становится катализатором перемен для его коллег – карлика, эксцентричного инженера и художника, а также самого Дьявола. И отправляясь в опасное приключение, Элиза должна решить, какой путь выбрать и насколько далеко зайти, когда жизни их всех в ее руках.
From the bestselling and dazzling Rosie Thomas comes The Illusionist – a spellbinding new novel of hope and discovery, rich with world detail and heartbreaking emotional connection. Rosie Thomas is the voice and symbol of authenticity in contemporary literary fiction, and readers have been showered with reviews praising Thomas' stellar prose and raw emotional honesty.
At the height of Victorian England, a stage magician known as the Devil Wix lures beautiful Eliza, his latest catch, into his world of deception, deceit, and debauchery. Pursued by an untamed sense of justice and a desire to explore these underbelly areas of life, Eliza enters the forbidden circle of this chameleon of a man – banding together with a unicorn engineer with a temper, a presentation through compassion, and a con artist who sees into our very souls. As intertwined stories set against the backdrop of 19th century England illuminate their world together, Eliza finds herself caught in a web of catastrophe, violence, deception – and adventure.
Filled with wonder and revelation, each piece of backstory from Deviltry Wix, Anonimal and the Shade is a window, illustrating the encounters and exploits these ambitious characters encounter. Throw yourself into the role of Eliza as she watches life unfold around her, examining empowerment and control, betrayal and forgiveness, love and loss. Along the way, unravel novel's narrator reveals the threads woven into every decision and choice both make, trapping them stranded in their predicaments – shaped by both their actions and their interactions.
Электронная Книга «The Illusionists» написана автором Rosie Thomas в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007512034
Описание книги от Rosie Thomas
From the bestselling author of the phenomenally successful The Kashmir ShawlLondon 1885As a turbulent and change-filled century draws to a close, there has never been a better time to alter your fortune. But for a beautiful young woman of limited means, Eliza’s choices appear to lie between the stifling domesticity of marriage or a downwards spiral to the streets – no matter how determined she is to forge her own path.One night at a run-down theatre, she meets the charismatic Devil Wix – showman, master of illusion, fickle friend. Drawn into his circle, Eliza becomes the catalyst of change for his colleagues – a dwarf, an eccentric engineer, and an artist – as well as Devil himself. And as Eliza embarks on a dangerous adventure, she must decide which path to choose, and how far she should go when she holds all their lives in her hands.
