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The Illusions 9780141373904 and has become the nation'sBristol, 1896. Used to scarping a living as the young assistant to an ageing con artist, Cecily Marsden's life is turned upside down when her master suddenly dies. Believing herself to blame, could young Cec somehow have powers she little understands? Meanwhile, Eadie Carleton, a pioneering early filmmaker, struggles for her talent to be taken seriously, and a brilliant young magician, George Perris, begins to see the potential in moving pictures. As