{"product_id":"the-illusionist-9780684848198","title":"The Illusionist","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen charming magician Dean Lily shows up in a decaying small town, he wins the hearts of the women of the town--but what they don't know is that Dean has more secrets and tricks than a simple sleight of hand.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist\u003c\/i\u003e is the sensuous and haunting tale of Dean Lily, an amateur magician whose arrival in Sparta, New York, upsets the landscape of this small town on the wane. Dean, a master of the sleight of hand, is also a master of seduction and charm--which becomes apparent as he woos and wins the hearts of more than one of Sparta's female citizens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the enigmatic newcomer has more to hide than the tricks of his trade--his mysterious identity as a transgendered person, and his closely guarded privacy arouse suspicion and jealousy--and while he cures Sparta of its midwinter ennui, he also unleashes a destructive force that rocks the foundations of this town to its core. Inspired in part by a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist\u003c\/i\u003e is a fiercely erotic novel that thwarts conventions of gender and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684848198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/1999 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dinitia Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42487265001653,"sku":"9780684848198","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2f0c7386-5d64-421b-9838-84bbacc2be22.jpg?v=1667314721","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-illusionist-9780684848198","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}