{"product_id":"art-of-disappearing-paperback","title":"Art of Disappearing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvy Pochoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Ivy Pochoda's spellbinding and cinematic storytelling seamlessly fuses timeless magic to modern-day passion. Haunting and beautiful, \u003ci\u003e The Art of Disappearing\u003c\/i\u003e is an imaginative and captivating love story destined to enchant readers for years to come. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you know if love is real or just an illusion?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mel Snow meets Toby Warring in a dusty roadside bar, she is instantly drawn to the brilliant magician who can pull roses from thin air and conjure castles out of desert sands. They marry two days later, and begin a life together in the shadow of Las Vegas, where Toby hopes to make it big. Mel knows that magicians are a dime a dozen, but Toby is different--his magic is \u003ci\u003ereal.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Toby's renown grows and Mel falls more and more in love with his wonderments, she starts to realize that Toby's powers are as unstable as they are dazzling. She learns that he once made his assistant disappear completely, and couldn't bring her back. And soon she begins to wonder if the love they share is genuine or merely a fantasy, conjured up by a lost magician looking to save himself from being alone.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvy Pochoda graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Classical Greek and English. She was a champion squash player and a six-time member of the United States Women's National Squash Team. She was the Spring 2009 James Merrill House Writer-in-Residence. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Disappearing\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762388140320,"sku":"9780312650995","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b5670479a66e78566173dc95a07ca5a.webp?v=1780220674","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/art-of-disappearing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}