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When Chrysalis Moffat and her brother, Eddie, inherit a mansion on the coast of California, Eddie hatches a plan to fleece credulous Californians of their cash by starting the fraudulent Tibetan School of Miracles.
But something else is happening. Through Chrysalis's reunion with her brother, she begins to discover her adoptive father's secret past, causing her own identity to unravel. As Chrysalis lays down the facts of her life, she gambles her identity against the contradictions, half-truths, and fables of her past, leading her ultimately to question what it is we can truly know and whether it is fate or chance that dictates our lives.
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"A brilliantly wicked assessment of human nature."--Dallas Morning News
"Newman ...has a penetrating voice that could one day garner a devout following."--Entertainment Weekly
"Original and powerful."--Times Literary Supplement (London)
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"[This] is a smart, big-hearted, hysterical and gorgeously rendered novel."--Jerry Stahl, author of Plainclothes Naked and Permenant Midnight
"A witty, imaginative debut from a young novelist with dazzling intellectual resources."--Adrienne Miller, Esquire
"David Lynch and Dave Eggers aficionados will find much to admire in this edgy, strange, and dazzling first novel"--Library Journal
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"Newman ...has a penetrating voice that could one day garner a devout following."--Entertainment Weekly
"Original and powerful."--Times Literary Supplement (London)
"A possible cult hit."--Time Out New York
"Mesmerizing ... [Newman's] clever and compelling tale is something you just can't afford to miss."--What's On In London
"Breathtaking writing...the dialogue is pitch-perfect, with laugh out loud lines...an exhilarating read."--The Independent on Sunday
"Funny and moving, quirky and intelligent, and written in a fresh, original voice."--Kate Atkinson, author of Behind the Scenes at the Museum and Emotionally Weird
"[This] is a smart, big-hearted, hysterical and gorgeously rendered novel."--Jerry Stahl, author of Plainclothes Naked and Permenant Midnight
"A witty, imaginative debut from a young novelist with dazzling intellectual resources."--Adrienne Miller, Esquire
"David Lynch and Dave Eggers aficionados will find much to admire in this edgy, strange, and dazzling first novel"--Library Journal
'Laugh-out-loud lines, breathtaking writing: an exhilarating read' Independent on Sunday
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- Publication date2004
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