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The Magician's Assistant
by Ann Patchett
A secretive magicianÂ’s death becomes the catalyst for his partnerÂ’s journey of self-discovery in this Â“enchantingÂ” book (San Francisco Chronicle) Â“that is something of a magic trick in itself-a 1990s love story with the grace and charm of a nineteenth-century novelÂ” (Newsweek).
Sources of the Grail: An Anthology
by John Matthews
The mysterious and powerful legends surrounding the Holy Grail-often identified with the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper-provide a rich literature whose origins and meanings are veiled by the distance of centuries. We have inherited a treasury of early Celtic tales interwoven with medieval romances in a tapestry of magical stories filled with symbolic and wondrous events. These stories still resonate... (more)