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Jennifer egan shares john fowless unusual gift for transporting the reader into a world where magical thinking actually works. He had no idea what time it was or how long hed been sleeping. His cousin howie is an enigmatic and successful former drug addict who just happens to own a castle. Where jennifer egan drew the line for researching her new. Jennifer egan is the author of look at me, the invisible circus, and the story collection emerald city. In 2010, her book a visit from the goon squad turned readerly heads by presenting itself neither as a novel nor a short story collection.
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