Review
"Some wonderful social comedy as well as a sense of potential betrayal. He is a writer fascinated by his factual material, and by characters who would not be the same without it." (Roz Kaveney The Independent )
"Intricate, involving.. Joyce has produced a wonderful portrait of England. This remarkable novel should scoop Joyce out of the dusty corners of bookshops and introduce his work to a much wider readership." (Josh Lacey The Guardian )
"Joyce unfolds a beguiling story of witchraft with the kind of confidence and skill that comes from depth of experience. A very fine, very subtle novel." (SFX )
"Joyce is one of our great novelists, one of the treasures of our time" (Rick Kleffel Trashotron )
"Joyce's ear for dialect and his loving recreation of an almost forgotten world enable him to transcend genre. A sly comedy of manners with magical flavourings." (Lorne Jackson The Sunday Mercury )
"Mystery and possibly magic aside, this is a quiet tale of a journey into womanhood and of bucolic England during a period of change." (Simon Baker TLS )
"As solid, balanced, and finely tuned as anything Joyce has written, and that is tantamount to saying it's about as finely tuned as any recent fiction we have." (Gary K Wolfe LOCUS )
"Joyce weaves a vibrant, skilfull portrait of both worlds, peopled with credible and fascinating characters so convincing you'd believe he'd lived through it. The book is gripping, and the writing from this one-man genre astonisingly accomplished. It will live with you long after you grudgingly turn that final page. Graham Joyce is a magnificent writer. A national treasure." (Rob Grant Dreamwatch )
"Intricate, involving.. Joyce has produced a wonderful portrait of England. This remarkable novel should scoop Joyce out of the dusty corners of bookshops and introduce his work to a much wider readership." (Josh Lacey The Guardian )
"Joyce unfolds a beguiling story of witchraft with the kind of confidence and skill that comes from depth of experience. A very fine, very subtle novel." (SFX )
"Joyce is one of our great novelists, one of the treasures of our time" (Rick Kleffel Trashotron )
"Joyce's ear for dialect and his loving recreation of an almost forgotten world enable him to transcend genre. A sly comedy of manners with magical flavourings." (Lorne Jackson The Sunday Mercury )
"Mystery and possibly magic aside, this is a quiet tale of a journey into womanhood and of bucolic England during a period of change." (Simon Baker TLS )
"As solid, balanced, and finely tuned as anything Joyce has written, and that is tantamount to saying it's about as finely tuned as any recent fiction we have." (Gary K Wolfe LOCUS )
"Joyce weaves a vibrant, skilfull portrait of both worlds, peopled with credible and fascinating characters so convincing you'd believe he'd lived through it. The book is gripping, and the writing from this one-man genre astonisingly accomplished. It will live with you long after you grudgingly turn that final page. Graham Joyce is a magnificent writer. A national treasure." (Rob Grant Dreamwatch )
Roz Kaveney, The Independent
"Some wonderful social comedy as well as a sense of potential betrayal. He is a writer fascinated by his factual material, and by characters who would not be the same without it."
Josh Lacey, The Guardian
"Intricate, involving.. Joyce has produced a wonderful portrait of England. This remarkable novel should scoop Joyce out of the dusty corners of bookshops and introduce his work to a much wider readership."
SFX
"Joyce unfolds a beguiling story of witchraft with the kind of confidence and skill that comes from depth of experience. A very fine, very subtle novel."
Lorne Jackson, The Sunday Mercury
"Joyce's ear for dialect and his loving recreation of an almost forgotten world enable him to transcend genre. A sly comedy of manners with magical flavourings."
Simon Baker, TLS
"Mystery and possibly magic aside, this is a quiet tale of a journey into womanhood and of bucolic England during a period of change."
Gary K Wolfe, LOCUS
"As solid, balanced, and finely tuned as anything Joyce has written, and that is tantamount to saying it's about as finely tuned as any recent fiction we have."
Rob Grant, Dreamwatch
"Joyce weaves a vibrant, skilfull portrait of both worlds, peopled with credible and fascinating characters so convincing you'd believe he'd lived through it. The book is gripping, and the writing from this one-man genre astonisingly accomplished. It will live with you long after you grudgingly turn that final page. Graham Joyce is a magnificent writer. A national treasure."
Product Description
The story of a young woman in the midlands in 1966. A woman who may be a witch. She and her family live on the margins of society. Nevertheless her family life is stifling and she seeks freedom with more outsiders, a group of beatniks, but fights to find acceptance there also. And all the time she is struggling with her fey powers. Isabel Allende said of Joyce's previous novel, The Facts of Life: 'This is the kind of book I love to read! I have not been so charmed by a novel in a long time'.
About the Author
Graham Joyce's books are translated into at least eight languages. Three of his novels have sold in Hollywood. He has been asked to be a patron of the new Academy for Writing.
