- Gebundene Ausgabe: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Gollancz (20. Januar 2005)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0575072318
- ISBN-13: 978-0575072312
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 15,6 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.000.947 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Fern is being raised by Mammy, a midwife and "wise woman" in rural England circa 1960. She is also her apprentice, learning the skills and lore that will enable her to carry on the traditional medicine that Mammy practices. But after Mammy is injured in a personal attack and hospitalized, Fern must fend for herself. She is linked to the past, in which there was a place for Mammy's way of life, but times are changing; and Fern has to cope with modern-day problems, such as the need to earn a living. With naive wisdom, she discovers her own place in the world, using common sense and guile but also a good dose of what can only be called magic. In desperate times she finds strength and good friends who come to her rescue. Joyce's tale is a coming-of-age novel, a fantasy, and a romance filled with charm and enacted by intriguing characters who should appeal to a wide variety of readers. Danise Hoover
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"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
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Limits of Enchantment
29. März 2005
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In 1960's Britain, apprentice herb-witch and midwife Fern must deal with her foster mother's illness, hostile landlords, and her own conflicting desires.
This is a sweet, quiet story, told in understated, sophisticated language. The plot -- young person comes of age and joins society by making the right friends -- is familiar, but it is well realized here. Magical elements are vivid but never overexplained, and the subtle characterization works well. To me there's a slight lack of tension and genuine danger, but I still enjoyed the book a lot.
This might appeal to readers of Richard Grant's books about Pippa the witch, and readers of Jonathan Carroll and Gregory Maguire as well as, obviously, those who have enjoyed Joyce's other work.
This is a sweet, quiet story, told in understated, sophisticated language. The plot -- young person comes of age and joins society by making the right friends -- is familiar, but it is well realized here. Magical elements are vivid but never overexplained, and the subtle characterization works well. To me there's a slight lack of tension and genuine danger, but I still enjoyed the book a lot.
This might appeal to readers of Richard Grant's books about Pippa the witch, and readers of Jonathan Carroll and Gregory Maguire as well as, obviously, those who have enjoyed Joyce's other work.
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Enchanting
3. September 2005
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At the outset, let me say this: anything written by Graham Joyce is well worth reading.
Having said that, this novel did not invoke the little thrills of supernatural delight that some of his other novels have produced in me - 'Requiem' being by far the best in my opinion. After reading the latter, I immediately procured every available novel written by this author, and in general, have not been disappointed.
With the release of 'Facts of Life', the general ambience of high strangeness common to most of Joyce's works changed - perhaps to suit a wider audience. It obviously worked well, because 'Facts of Life' won the 2003 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and it seems to me that this novel, The Limits of Enchantment, is in the same genre. It is exactly that: enchanting and charming - but lacking the weird magic that so attracted me to Joyce's work in the first place.
Having said that, this novel did not invoke the little thrills of supernatural delight that some of his other novels have produced in me - 'Requiem' being by far the best in my opinion. After reading the latter, I immediately procured every available novel written by this author, and in general, have not been disappointed.
With the release of 'Facts of Life', the general ambience of high strangeness common to most of Joyce's works changed - perhaps to suit a wider audience. It obviously worked well, because 'Facts of Life' won the 2003 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and it seems to me that this novel, The Limits of Enchantment, is in the same genre. It is exactly that: enchanting and charming - but lacking the weird magic that so attracted me to Joyce's work in the first place.
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Joyce is Magic
10. September 2005
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Ever since reading The Tooth Fairy, we have looked forward to releases from Graham Joyce. In book after book, Mr. Joyce has found a way to connect us with a world just beyond our senses, a world that we suspect exists in our most primitive brains but perhaps have become too "civilized" to accept anymore.
In The Limits of Enchantment, Mr. Joyce tells a tale of modern midwifery (circa late 1960's). Fern is a daughter to Mammy, an elderly midwife whom we might consider a witch. There is a warlock too in an old man named John and many other characters dancing about the shadows who appear to possess or at least believe in hedgerow magic.
This isn't a fantasy book though. It's a tale of tough living in small-town England. It's a social tale about class and power and the cycle of life as the reigns are passed down from one generation to the next.
Fern is passing into true adulthood and she is unsure of herself, unsure of the way life seems to be pressing itself in on her. She wants to believe in the old ways but she's not sure. She wants to give in to love with a local man, but again she's unsure. This is a powerful book with a few twists and turns to keep the pages flying.
Try to read it and not come away looking for ravens in the sky and eyes peeping from a hedge. Try to read it and not feel a true sense of humanity when the end comes. These emotions come whether you want them or not, just as life presses in on Fern no matter how much she'd rather run.
In The Limits of Enchantment, Mr. Joyce tells a tale of modern midwifery (circa late 1960's). Fern is a daughter to Mammy, an elderly midwife whom we might consider a witch. There is a warlock too in an old man named John and many other characters dancing about the shadows who appear to possess or at least believe in hedgerow magic.
This isn't a fantasy book though. It's a tale of tough living in small-town England. It's a social tale about class and power and the cycle of life as the reigns are passed down from one generation to the next.
Fern is passing into true adulthood and she is unsure of herself, unsure of the way life seems to be pressing itself in on her. She wants to believe in the old ways but she's not sure. She wants to give in to love with a local man, but again she's unsure. This is a powerful book with a few twists and turns to keep the pages flying.
Try to read it and not come away looking for ravens in the sky and eyes peeping from a hedge. Try to read it and not feel a true sense of humanity when the end comes. These emotions come whether you want them or not, just as life presses in on Fern no matter how much she'd rather run.
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