The Secret of Magic

Deborah Johnson

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Penguin
25 February 2015

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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.

By: Deborah Johnson
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780241968932
ISBN 10: 0241968933
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 25 February 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Secret of Magic

Written with such charm that it is a beguiling read...A wonderful and clever read. Four stars. * The Lady * Breakout Title: Add Deborah Johnson's addictive The Secret of Magic to your bookshelf. * Stylist * [Johnson's] an astute observer of the social nuances of segregated America and Mississippi itself. * Daily Mail * A 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 * [An] addictive tale of intrigue. * the Independent * '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 *