The Limits of Enchantment

A Novel

By: Graham Joyce

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Hardcover | 1 April 2005 | Edition Number 1

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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."

Industry Reviews

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. - The Independent - Roz Kaveney

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. - The Guardian - Josh Lacey

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 - Trashotron - Rick Kleffel

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. - The Sunday Mercury - Lorne Jackson

Mystery and possibly magic aside, this is a quiet tale of a journey into womanhood and of bucolic England during a period of change. - TLS - Simon Baker

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. - LOCUS - Gary K Wolfe

Joyce weaves a vibrant, skilfull portrait of both worlds, peopled with credible and fascinating characters so convincing you'd believe he'd lived th

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