Author:Deborah Johnson
'[An] addictive tale of intrigue' - the Independent
In 1946 Regina Robichard is a rarity. A young New York civil rights lawyer, working for Thurgood Marshall, Reggie stumbles across a letter asking her boss to investigate the case of a young black soldier whose body has been found floating in the river in Mississippi. It fires her zeal.
For Reggie, justice is not the only draw to this case. The letter is signed by the reclusive M. P. Calhoun, author of one of the most banned books in the country, a book Reggie loved as a child, about the friendship between three children, black and white, a magical forest - and a murder.
Reggie has just three weeks in the South to investigate. But once down in Mississippi, amid the intoxicating landscape of cotton fields and lush plantations, Reggie not only finds herself further away from New York than she had ever imagined, but walking directly into M. P. Calhoun's book, a place where more than one type of justice exists.
'There are a million metaphors I could use to describe Deborah Johnson's writing in The Secret of Magic-but all of them are inadequate in conveying the ebb and flow of her phrasing or the care in crafting her characters.... If you liked The Help, you'll love this one!'
—— Entertainment Weekly[An] addictive tale of intrigue.
—— the IndependentA powerful portrait of the Deep South in the year before the civil rights movement and of a society in which black and white lead lives that are segregated yet deeply intertwined.
—— Sunday Times[Johnson's] an astute observer of the social nuances of segregated America and Mississippi itself.
Breakout Title: Add Deborah Johnson's addictive The Secret of Magic to your bookshelf.
Written with such charm that it is a beguiling read...A wonderful and clever read. Four stars.
—— The LadyBeguiling... An absorbing, entertaining read: one that will see you nicely through a few long dark evenings
—— A Life in BooksAn emotionally powerful, highly charged story... a fascinating story with an intriguing premise
—— CultureFlyLike eavesdropping on a conversation in a bar...This is a really cleverly structured and well-crafted novel
—— We Love This BookAn intriguing drama and romance
—— Daily RecordThis is a harrowing, but gripping love story
—— Good Book GuideWonderfully enticing.
—— Lucian Robinson , Literary ReviewIndividual scenes are often gripping, shocking or moving.
—— John Harding , Daily MailThe bloody horrors of conflict are captured with visceral aplomb in this fine, minimalist novel.
—— iSome of the most vividly evoked battle scenes I've read – he doesn't shy away from taking risks … chilling and touching all at the same time.
—— John Preston , Evening StandardFoulds has the literary intelligence to turn the commonplace on its head.
—— Alberto Manguel , GuardianA high-class thriller … Foulds has a literary novelist's feel for [Sicily's] harsh beauty.
—— Mail on SundayFoulds’ prose is superb… It reads like Catch-22 written by Evelyn Waugh.
—— Good Book GuideIt’s an ambitious book and the writer relates his story with poetic precision
—— i (The paper for today)Told in a language that is both lyrical and stark The Tusk that Did the Damage should win Tania James praise and laurels from those readers who long for a more penetrating look at environmental issues and the moral questions which accompany them’.
—— Joe Phelan , Bookmunch
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