Have you ever loved a magical book above all others? Have you ever wished the magic were real? Welcome to a novel about how terrifying that would be. Schoolteacher thomas abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know wh...Have you ever loved a magical book above all others? Have you ever wished the magic were real? Welcome to a novel about how terrifying that would be. Schoolteacher thomas abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants--in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense saxony gardner.