Norrell we find a debut novel marked by wonderfully vivid details, enchanting characters, and fantastic yet familiar situations-a grand and engrossing saga that reads, as has noted, much like 'when Harry Potter met Jane Austen.'English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call they could command winds, mountains, and woods. A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2004In Jonathan Strange & Mr. Susanna lives in Cambridge with her partner, the novelist and reviewer Colin Greenland. She has published a number of short stories and novellas in American anthologies, including Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower, which was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award in 2001.

She was educated at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, and has worked in various areas of nonfiction publishing. Susanna Clarke was born in Nottingham, England, in 1959, the eldest daughter of a Methodist minister. Sold in 21 languages, with a major motion picture from New Line on the way, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a tour de force that has captured the imagination of readers worldwide. Hartford Courant Best Books of 2004 Susanna Clarke’s brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two very different magicians who, as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history.Fort Worth Star-Telegram 10 Best Books of 2004.Kansas City Star 100 Noteworthy Books of 2004.Rocky Mountain News critics’ favorites of 2004.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 12 Books of 2004.San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2004.Washington Post Book World Best of 2004.Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction 2004.New York Times Notable Books of the Year.Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.11 weeks and counting on the New York Times bestseller list.The international bestseller, finally in paperback! Time magazine’s #1 book of the year

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