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008			130402s2008 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a2009504364
020			_a9780307382733
050	0	0	_aPS3607.I4585 _bG75 2008b
082	0	0	_aFIC GIN
100	1		_aGinsberg, Debra _d, 1962-
245	1	4	_aThe grift _b: a novel _c/ Debra Ginsberg.
250			_a1st pbk. ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Three Rivers Press _c, 2008.
300			_a335 p. _c; 21 cm.
520			_aMarina Marks is a psychic who doesn't believe in what she does. She doesn't mind taking people's money to tell them what they want to hear, but she understands that powers of close observation are her stock-in-trade, not some unique gift from beyond. The child of an alcoholic mother who believed her daughter had a gift, Marina has moved to California to get away from old memories and frantic clients as well as to ply her trade on a new group of souls who need help. Marina is hired to work a party for a wealthy couple, where she begins to meet new clients. There is Cooper, a homosexual who is desperately in love with a closeted man; Madeleine, Marina's employer, who is trying to give her rich husband an heir; and Cassie, the young, innocent hairdresser who is having an affair with Eddie, a married man and a complete cad when it comes to women. Marina's observations and insights draw these clients into her life. It isn't until she meets Gideon and their blossoming love affair comes to a tragic end that her talent really comes to life. Marina is visited by powerful visions of the future that will affect this disparate cast of characters and help her unravel many puzzling mysteries. Ginsberg (Blind Submission) has created an interesting cast of characters to explore a world that is embraced by some and viewed by many with deep skepticism. The story flows along, and readers looking for a different twist on the psychological novel will enjoy the trip.
650		0	_aSwindlers and swindling _x--Fiction.
650		0	_aPsychics _x--Fiction
651			_aCalifornia _v--Fiction
655		7	_aSuspense fiction
942			_cMO
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