01967cam a2200325 i 4500 617088293 TxAuBib 20230125120000.0 221028s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021054982 9780593535158 hardcover 0593535154 hardcover TxAuBib rda Banks, Russell, 1940-, author. The magic kingdom / Russell Banks. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 331 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "In 1971, a property speculator named Harley Mann begins recording his life story onto a reel-to-reel machine. Reflecting on his childhood in the early 20th century, Harley recounts that after his father's sudden death, his family migrated down to Florida-mere miles away from what would become Disney World-to join a community of Shakers. Led by Elder John, a generous man with a mysterious past, the colony devoted itself to labor, faith, and charity, rejecting all temptations that lay beyond the property. Though this initially saved Harley and his family from complete ruin, when Harley began falling in love with Sadie Pratt, a consumptive patient who lived on the grounds, his loyalty to the Shakers and their conservative worldview grew strained and, ultimately, broke. As Harley dictates his story across more than half-a-century, the truth about Sadie, Elder John, and the Shakers comes to light, clarifying the past into a world we recognize today"-- Provided by publisher. 20230125. Shakers Fiction. Reminiscing in old age Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Real estate development Fiction. Florida Fiction. Historical fiction.