by Jennifer Johnston · Headline Review · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780755334780
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«The Illusionist» is the novel by Jennifer Johnston, published by Headline Review in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Stella meets Martyn on a train and marries him almost without knowing him, captivated by his charm. Soon she feels uneasy: what illusion is he preparing behind closed doors? Who are the men who visit the house at odd hours? Realizing she barely knows her husband, she thinks of escaping. A novel about marital secrets and the ups and downs of family life.
The author, Jennifer Johnston, is an Irish writer; the novel was originally published in 1995 and reissued in 2007.
For readers of literary fiction and contemporary fiction who enjoy intimate stories about marriage, secrets and family life.
Jennifer Prudence Johnston was an Irish novelist. She won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). The Old Jest, a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called The Dawning, starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights.
