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The Conjuror's Bird

(2005)
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Awards
The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year Best Book (nominee)
THE CONJUROR'S BIRD is a dazzling debut novel, spanning three centuries of secrets and surprises.

It seems a long time ago that Fitz and Gabby were together, with his work on extinct species about to make him world-famous. Now, it's his career that is almost extinct.

Suddenly, though, the beautiful Gabby reappears in his life. She wants his help in tracing the history of The Mysterious Bird of Ulieta, a creature once owned by the great 18th Century naturalist Joseph Banks.

It soon becomes clear that Fitz is getting involved in something more complicated - and dangerous - than the search for a stuffed bird.

To solve the puzzle, he must uncover the identity of the amazing woman Banks loved - a woman who has disappeared from history as effectively as the specimen he is hunting.

Genre: Historical

Praise for this book

"This book haunts me: I was moved, intrigued and entertained...a deeply satisfying novel. I heartily recommend this book!" - Posie Graeme-Evans

"Like all the best novels, The Conjurer's Bird left me with the sense of having learned something. . . . Poignant and beguiling." - Andrew Taylor


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