Review: Illusion by Frank Paretti
Illusion by Frank Paretti
What an unusual story. I have no idea what label to
give it as it fits under several. Definitely, it is a love story, the great and
profound love of Dan for his wife of forty years, Mandy. She is also his
partner in their profession of performing magicians. Mandy’s death in a car
accident is devastating to Dane who attempts to go on living their dream of
moving to a home in Idaho.
The story could also be called a fantasy or
time-travel novel, as Mandy finds herself as a teenager wandering the streets
of her hometown, a hometown that is not the one she remembered. A hometown in
the future. For awhile, Mandy fears she’s lost her mind and finds herself
locked up in a hospital. She escapes and makes her way to the town where Dane no
lives. He runs into her while she’s perfoming magic on the street, and though
he has no idea who she is, there is a definite connection.
The book is full of magic, some science fiction, and
a touch of Christian spirituality, and plenty of suspense and thrills.
I definitely enjoyed Illusion though it was
nothing like I expected from this author.
Highly recommended, it certainly has something for
everyone, no matter their taste in genre fiction.
Marilyn
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