The Limits of Enchantment
by:
Graham Joyce (author)
Graham Joyce tells the story of two extraordinary women -- one who was born ahead of her time, the other whose coming-of-age coincided with a time of great change. The Limits of Enchantment England, 1966: Everything Fern Cullen knows she's learned from Mammy -- and none of it's conventional....
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Graham Joyce tells the story of two extraordinary women -- one who was born ahead of her time, the other whose coming-of-age coincided with a time of great change. The Limits of Enchantment England, 1966: Everything Fern Cullen knows she's learned from Mammy -- and none of it's conventional. Taught midwifery at an early age, Fern becomes Mammy's trusted assistant in a quaint rural village and learns through experience that secrets are precious, passion is dangerous, and people should mind their own business. But when one of Mammy's patients allegedly dies from an induced abortion, the town rallies against her. As Fern struggles to save Mammy's good name, she finds communion with a bunch of hippies living at a nearby estate...where she uncovers a legacy spotted with magic -- one that transforms her forever. A tale of alchemy and tragedy, magic and truth, Joyce's The Limits of Enchantment is a powerful blend of literature and fantasy from a master of the genre.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743463454 (0743463455)
Publish date: November 1st 2005
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Novels,
Witches,
Science Fiction,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Magical Realism,
Witchcraft
I recently read Joyce's 'The Silent Land' and said, "Why haven't I read any of this author's work before?" I still don't know! I picked this up next - and it's even better than 'The Silent Land.'Set in the 1960's, in rural England, it deftly draws the strange line of culture clash between old-fashio...
Magic or hallucination? This is a story of a hedge witch's apprentice, set in a village in 1960's England. I got a good sense of the time, place, and its history and became so involved with the character that there is still one plot hole that is bugging me.