<div><b>The international bestseller, finally in paperback!</b><br> <br><b><i>Time </i></b><b>magazine's #1 book of the year • 11 weeks and counting on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list •  Shortlisted for the <i>Guardian </i>First Book Award • Longlisted for the Booker prize • A Book Sense pick • <i>People </i>Top Ten Books of the year • Salon.com Top Ten of 2004 • <i>New York Times </i>Notable Books of the Year • <i>Christian Science Monitor</i> Best Fiction 2004 • Nancy Pearl's Top 12 Books of 2004 • <i>Washington Post</i> <i>Book World </i>Best of 2004 •<i> San Francisco Chronicle</i> Best Books of 2004 • <i>Chicago Tribune </i>Best of 2004 • <i>Seattle Times </i>25 Best Books of 2004 • <i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution </i>Top 12 Books of 2004 •<i> Village Voice</i> “Top Shelf” •<i> Raleigh News & Observer </i>Best of 2004 • <i>Rocky Mountain News </i>critics' favorites of 2004<i> </i>• <i>Kansas City Star</i> 100 Noteworthy Books of 2004 •<i> Fort Worth Star-Telegram</i> 10 Best Books of 2004 •<i> Hartford Courant</i> Best Books of 2004 </b><br><b> </b><br>Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two very different magicians who, as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history. Sold in 21 languages, with a major motion picture from New Line on the way, <i>Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell </i>is a tour de force that has captured the imagination of readers worldwide. <br></div>