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A Novel
by Jed Rubenfeld
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Published Nov 2011
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Published Dec 2006
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by Elizabeth Kostova
Published Oct 2006
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by Sebastian Faulks
Published Sep 2006
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by Martin Davies
Published Aug 2006
Read ReviewsSeamlessly spanning two time periods, The Conjurer's Bird is at once the story of the romance between the 18th century naturalist Joseph Banks and the enigmatic 'Miss B', and of a present-day conservationist named Fitz, who is drawn into a thrilling and near-impossible race to find the elusive bird's only known remains.
by Matthew Pearl
Published Feb 2004
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by Allen Kurzweil
Published Aug 2002
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