A mother-to-be is awed by her own mother's chaotic and unknowable approach to life and its natural mysteries in a smart, witty, and whimsical story by the New York Times bestselling author of One Italian Summer.
Growing up with an eccentric but loving mother who levitates for a living, Charlie always wondered, How does she do it? Defying gravity is no easy trick. Neither is motherhood. Now that her mother is leaving New York for bigger skies in New Mexico, it's a new stage in life for both of them in an ever-evolving relationship that reveals the true magic of being a mother.
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'I have some news' my mother says.
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(Amazon Original Stories, 27 April 2023, e-book, 25 pages, borrowed from AmazonKindle via PrimeReading)
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I enjoyed The Magician. This is a powerful story, much bigger than it's scant pages. Charlie and her mother seem to have a good relationship. I loved the fact her mother is a famous magician, and the story includes an anecdote about Charlie seeing her mother perform when she was young and being in awe. This is story about growing up as Charlie sees her mother as a person in her own right, free to make choices. I liked this a lot.
