Now You See It: A Novel

by Cornelia Nixon

Tells the story of Edward Hooper, a philosophy professor, his wife, Ella, a German refugee with family links to Nazi Germany, and their two children

Genres: Fiction

186 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Cornelia Nixon has written three novels, Jarrettsville, Now You See It and Angels Go Naked, as well as a book of literary criticism. She has published stories in numerous publications, and has won two O. Henry Awards, two Pushcart Prizes, a Nelson Algren Prize, and the Carl Sandburg Award for Fiction. She lives in Berkeley, California."

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Maybe 1.5. Just not my kind of book for the most part.

[Steve]

I emailed and asked for a simple favor and she never emailed me back. She always loved Scott Southwick more than me.

[Ayelet Waldman]

She is a marvelous writer, and this story is devastating.