The Conjuror's Bird

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The Conjuror's Bird
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AuthorMartin Davies
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHodder & Stoughton Ltd [1]
Publication date
7 Nov 2005 [1]
Pages352 [1]
ISBN 0-340-89616-7 [1]

The Conjuror's Bird is a 2005 novel by British author Martin Davies which fictionalises the early life of botanist Joseph Banks and the search to find the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta. It was selected for the Richard & Judy Book of the Year in 2006. [2]

ISBN   978-1-4000-9734-0

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Conjuror's Bird. ASIN   0340896167.
  2. Crown, Sarah (13 December 2005). "Richard and Judy reveal next year's Book Club titles". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2012.


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