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The Secret of Magic Hardback - 2014

by Deborah Johnson

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In 1946, a young female attorney from New York City attempts the impossible: attaining justice for a black man in the Deep South.

 
Regina Robichard works for Thurgood Marshall, who receives an unusual letter asking the NAACP to investigate the murder of a returning black war hero. It is signed by M. P. Calhoun, the most reclusive author in the country.
 
As a child, Regina was captivated by Calhoun’s The Secret of Magic, a novel in which white and black children played together in a magical forest.

Once down in Mississippi, Regina finds that nothing in the South is as it seems. She must navigate the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past. The Secret of Magic brilliantly explores the power of stories and those who tell them.
 

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In 1946, a young female attorney from New York City attempts the impossible: attaining justice for a black man in the Deep South.


Regina Robichard works for Thurgood Marshall, who receives an unusual letter asking the NAACP to investigate the murder of a returning black war hero. It is signed by M. P. Calhoun, the most reclusive author in the country.

As a child, Regina was captivated by Calhoun s "The Secret of Magic," a novel in which white and black children played together in a magical forest.
Once down in Mississippi, Regina finds that nothing in the South is as it seems. She must navigate the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past."The Secret of Magic" brilliantly explores the power of stories and those who tell them.

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  • Title The Secret of Magic
  • Author Deborah Johnson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 402
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Amy Einhorn Books, New York
  • Publication date 2014-01-21
  • ISBN 9780399157721 / 0399157727
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.33 x 1.4 in (23.62 x 16.08 x 3.56 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Fiction - Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Legal stories, Women lawyers
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013025090
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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“I found this story about race, the South, our country, part history, part mystery—never disappointing. Like the South she tragically portrays, The Secret of Magic is a layered tale of the best and worst of our history, beautifully wrought by a master storyteller.” —Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South and A Separate Country
 
“The secret (and magic) in The Secret of Magic is in Deborah Johnson’s powerful writing, creating character and story that will linger long after the reading.” —Terry Kay, author of To Dance with the White Dog and The Book of Marie
 
“Johnson’s story brings authentic history to light, yet suggests a seed of reconciliation. Fantastic!” —Augusta Trobaugh, author of Sophie and the Rising Sun and The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society
 

About the author

Deborah Johnson is the author of "The Air Between Us," which received the Mississippi Library Association Award for fiction. She now lives in Columbus, Mississippi, and is working on her next novel.

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