The Resource The magic touch : a novel, Rachel Simon, (electronic resource)
The magic touch : a novel, Rachel Simon, (electronic resource)
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Resource Information
The item The magic touch : a novel, Rachel Simon, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This wild, magic-realist ride of a novel, originally published in 1994, is funny, sexy, satirical, linguistically exuberant, and utterly unique. Written as a fictional biography, it tells the life story of a woman with magical sexual powers that she uses to heal people. The story follows our heroine from her miraculous birth through her childhood in a magical orphanage to adulthood, when she uncovers sinister conspiracies among political and well-hidden foes. Woven into The Magic Touch is that of her grandmother, whose mysterious background propels the story forward in ways that begin as Faustian and end up as spiritual. The story culminates in a spectacular{u2014}and hilarious{u2014}showdown between the forces of good and evil. This ebook re-release of The Magic Touch includes a new introduction that should be a must-read for fans of this book and aspiring writers everywhere. It reveals how Rachel stumbled on the idea for the heart of the story, the long journey she took in producing the book, and the kind words given by a respected professor that inspired her, at her lowest moment, to pick herself up and keep going. The Magic Touch was Rachel Simon{u2019}s second book and first novel. It was a 1994 selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program, which highlights books of exceptional literary quality from authors at the starts of their careers
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781497693333
- Label
- The magic touch : a novel
- Title
- The magic touch
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Rachel Simon
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This wild, magic-realist ride of a novel, originally published in 1994, is funny, sexy, satirical, linguistically exuberant, and utterly unique. Written as a fictional biography, it tells the life story of a woman with magical sexual powers that she uses to heal people. The story follows our heroine from her miraculous birth through her childhood in a magical orphanage to adulthood, when she uncovers sinister conspiracies among political and well-hidden foes. Woven into The Magic Touch is that of her grandmother, whose mysterious background propels the story forward in ways that begin as Faustian and end up as spiritual. The story culminates in a spectacular{u2014}and hilarious{u2014}showdown between the forces of good and evil. This ebook re-release of The Magic Touch includes a new introduction that should be a must-read for fans of this book and aspiring writers everywhere. It reveals how Rachel stumbled on the idea for the heart of the story, the long journey she took in producing the book, and the kind words given by a respected professor that inspired her, at her lowest moment, to pick herself up and keep going. The Magic Touch was Rachel Simon{u2019}s second book and first novel. It was a 1994 selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program, which highlights books of exceptional literary quality from authors at the starts of their careers
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Simon, Rachel
- Dewey number
-
- 813/.54
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3569.I4845
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The magic touch : a novel, Rachel Simon, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00006912
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781497693333
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781497693333
- (Sirsi) b1430164
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- The magic touch : a novel, Rachel Simon, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00006912
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781497693333
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781497693333
- (Sirsi) b1430164
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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