Secret Of Magic A Novel

Praise for The Secret of Magic

"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! ... [T]he cadence of Johnson's writing is an absolute joy.... I can't think of any other recent book in which I have so enjoyed an author's actual stringing-together-of-words." -EW.com

"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, New York Times bestselling author of Widow of the South

"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

"I am mightily impressed with her work. Johnson's story brings authentic history to light, yet suggests a seed of reconciliation. Fantastic!"-Augusta Trobaugh, author of Sophie and the Rising Sun

"You can almost hear the rustle of Spanish moss and the clink of ice cubes in glasses of sweet tea in Johnson's novel, which captures the duality of the Jim Crow South...As Regina navigates Revere with both horror and wonder, Johnson interweaves her story with a novel by a local matriarch, steeping the reader in town mythology...[A] rich portrayal of Revere and its inhabitants."-Entertainment Weekly (A-)