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The Disapparation of James
From the highly praised author of Spilling Clarence, a luminous novel about the joy of family and the perils of loving.
The Woodrow family is going to the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When five-year-old brother James eagerly volunteers to join the magic act, his parents watch with pride as he climbs onto the stage alongside the clown. The trick is spectacular and applause rings through the crowd as James disappears--vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is, James really did disappear . . . into thin air.
In the aftermath of James's disappearance, with the police investigation providing no clues, the laws of the universe come into question. His mother becomes lost in her dreams and his father becomes obsessed with the clown, while his big sister Greta sets out to figure out what happened.
A novel peppered with dreams, premonitions, and possible realities, The Disapparation of James is a work of enormous sensitivity, tenderness, and wit.
The Woodrow family is going to the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When five-year-old brother James eagerly volunteers to join the magic act, his parents watch with pride as he climbs onto the stage alongside the clown. The trick is spectacular and applause rings through the crowd as James disappears--vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is, James really did disappear . . . into thin air.
In the aftermath of James's disappearance, with the police investigation providing no clues, the laws of the universe come into question. His mother becomes lost in her dreams and his father becomes obsessed with the clown, while his big sister Greta sets out to figure out what happened.
A novel peppered with dreams, premonitions, and possible realities, The Disapparation of James is a work of enormous sensitivity, tenderness, and wit.
Book Details
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
- Publish Date: Jan 28th, 2004
- Pages: 278
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.96in - 5.85in - 0.72in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9780786886630
- Recommended age: 17-18
- Categories: • Literary• Psychological
About the Author
Anne Ursu is the author of Spilling Clarence. She has worked at a major book retailer, as the theater critic for City Pages (Minneapolis), and as an arts writer for the Portland Phoenix (Maine). She lives in Mountain View, California.
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Praise for this book
"Minneapolis native Anne ursu...has given us a fine New Year's gift with her new novel...If other books published in 2003 are as good as this one, we're in for exciting reads."
"Ursu gently teases out the tale of a close-knit family whose youngest child, James, vanishes into thin air--literally...Ursu's storyis sweetly done, her own compelling magic trick."
"This bold novel manages to be tender, harrowing, playful, wild, and full of hope all at the same time."
"In The Disapparation of James, Anne Ursu takes a terrifying premise and writes about it with a wit, warmth and wisdom that is irresistible."
"Ursu wins the reader over with her humane wisdom and charming vision of the limitless possibilities of a child's imagination."
"[A] wry, haunting meditation on love, loss and family ties."