Spoonbenders

Author  Daryl Gregory
Spoonbenders

Master storyteller Daryl Gregory delivers a stunning, laugh-out-loud novel about a family of gifted dreamers and the invisible forces that bind us all.


     The Telemachus family is known for its ability to perform inexplicable feats of magic: there's Teddy, family patriarch and charming con-man; his beautiful wife Maureen, with her piercing blue eyes and psychic mind; and their three children, Irene, Frankie, and Buddy, each with gifts of their own. Irene is the human lie detector, Frankie can move things with his mind, and Buddy, the youngest, can see into the future, and all together, they are The Amazing Telemachus Family. Travelling across the country, they showcase their abilities on talk shows and late-night television--until tragedy strikes during one of…