New York: Hyperion, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's intriguing second novel From the dustjacket: "The Woodrow family is at the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When a clown asks for a volunteer from the audience, the Woodrows are shocked when James, their extremely shy five-year-old, raises his hand. .. James thrives in the spotlight, and... the parents glow with pride as the audience cheers for their son. The cheers turn into thundering applause as the act culminates in spectacular fashion, with James vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is that James really does vanish -- into thin air.." Cover praise from Joanna Scott, Margot Livesey and others. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-786867795.