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The magic kingdom / Russell Banks.

Summary:
In 1971, a property speculator named Harley Mann begins recording his life story onto a reel-to-reel machine. Reflecting on his childhood in the early 20th century, Harley recounts that after his father's sudden death, his family migrated down to Florida--mere miles away from what would become Disney World--to join a community of Shakers. Led by Elder John, a generous man with a mysterious past, the colony devoted itself to labor, faith, and charity, rejecting all temptations that lay beyond the property. Though this initially saved Harley and his family from complete ruin, when Harley began falling in love with Sadie Pratt, a consumptive patient who lived on the grounds, his loyalty to the Shakers and their conservative worldview grew strained and, ultimately, broke. As Harley dictates his story across more than half a century, the truth about Sadie, Elder John, and the Shakers comes to light, clarifying the past into a world we recognize today.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593535158
  • ISBN: 0593535154
  • Physical Description: 331 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©2022.
Subject: Reminiscing in old age > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Shakers > Fiction.
Real estate development > Fiction.
Coming of age > 20th Century > Fiction.
Sound recording industry > Fiction.
Florida > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 26 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library FICTION BANKS (Text) 50686016244258 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION BANKS (Text) 50686016246048 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F BAN (Text) 33240004726082 Adult Fiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library F Ban (Text) 00156824 ADULT Fiction Available -
Boone Area Library BAN (Text) 33249024518023 Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library FICTION Ban (Text) 85131001856229 CACM Fiction Available -
Coudersport Public Library FIC BAN (Text) 30183000966562 Adult Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library FIC BANKS (Text)
Memorial: HAUK In Memory of LEITHA HAUK by Suzanne Simon.
35031301245470 Adult Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library BAN (Text) 33249025512132 Fiction Available -
Highland Community Library F BAN (Text) 35610001007900 HGHM Fiction Available -


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