Crescent City Novel The City of Lost Fortunes, (Paperback)

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I am a fan of books steeped in magical realism and The City of Lost Fortunes was a delight to my imagination. Magic was a living, breathing thing in this New Orleans and through the alluring descriptions of the people, food, music, and history, the city took on an identity all its own. Also, just...

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If you're writing a novel about occult doings in New Orleans you've set yourself a high bar to clear as there are so many cliches to navigate, so the immediate question is whether the author manages to clear it. On the whole, I'd have to say that answer is mostly yes. That said I'm not sure that ...

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Although I guessed (hoped?) early on what the overall arc of the story was, getting there was a pleasure. This one was told from a single point of view. Set in New Orleans, City of lost fortunes is the story of Jude, who has a knack for finding things that has gotten overwhelming post-Katrina. Wh...