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THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT BY ANN PATCHETT (Harcourt Brace, $23). Patchett's third novel is something of a magic trick itself--a '90s love story wrought with all the grace and classic charm of a ...

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After working as his assistant for more than 20 years, Sabine marries her beloved boss, Parcifal, knowing that he's gay and has just lost his lover. What she doesn't find out until after his death ...