Graham Joyce in general

Smoking Poppy - Graham Joyce

was looking for, but after reading a little introduction on the back cover of this book I decided to give this one a try. About the author: Graham Joyce was born in England in 1954. So far in his very successful writing career he has written 18 novels as well as six short stories. In his spare time Joyce teaches creative writing at Nottingham University and promotes literacy in prisons throughout the country. Synopsis of the book: Danny Innes is a middle aged man who doesn t believe in sharing his troubles with anyone. He has recently separated from his wife Sheila and hardly ever sees or speaks to his grown up children Charlie and Phil. He is electrician who ...

Smoking Poppy - Graham Joyce

was looking for, but after reading a little introduction on the back cover of this book I decided to give this one a try. About the author: Graham Joyce was born in England in 1954. So far in his very successful writing career he has written 18 novels as well as six short stories. In his spare time Joyce teaches creative writing at Nottingham University and promotes literacy in prisons throughout the country. Synopsis of the book: Danny Innes is a middle aged man who doesn t believe in sharing his troubles with anyone. He has recently separated from his wife Sheila and hardly ever sees or speaks to his grown up children Charlie and Phil. He is electrician who ...

The Tooth Fairy - Graham Joyce

Despite critical acclaim, award-winning author Graham Joyce has never received the recognition he deserves. Perhaps this is because his books are difficult to categorise; they sit somewhere in between the literary mainstream and the less fashionable fantasy genre. Or perhaps it's because his work is often so dark and disturbing. The Tooth Fairy has a quietly horrific opening that is typical of Joyce. During a balmy summer picnic a young boy has two of his toes bitten off by a pike. The dry, understated manner of the telling makes this scene more horrible than a bucket of gore would ever have been. This incident doesn't have much to do with the plot, however it ...

The Tooth Fairy - Graham Joyce

Despite critical acclaim, award-winning author Graham Joyce has never received the recognition he deserves. Perhaps this is because his books are difficult to categorise; they sit somewhere in between the literary mainstream and the less fashionable fantasy genre. Or perhaps it's because his work is often so dark and disturbing. The Tooth Fairy has a quietly horrific opening that is typical of Joyce. During a balmy summer picnic a young boy has two of his toes bitten off by a pike. The dry, understated manner of the telling makes this scene more horrible than a bucket of gore would ever have been. This incident doesn't have much to do with the plot, however it ...

The Tooth Fairy - Graham Joyce

memories along with the terror of the unknown, the memory of curling under the duvet, heart pounding, fingers clenched and skin clammy with cold sweat. Graham Joyce invites you to take that unpleasant trip back. He doesn't just invite but entices you with words. Words of poetic grace, of compelling charm that makes you turn the pages rapidly. And by the time you realise it is a trap, it is too late. you're hooked. You meet Sam, a boy like any other boy, roaming about in wild abandon in the outskirts of his car-factory town. Cocky, self assured and itching for a fight. And then one night Sam wakes up to find the tooth fairy sitting on the edge of his ...

The Tooth Fairy - Graham Joyce

memories along with the terror of the unknown, the memory of curling under the duvet, heart pounding, fingers clenched and skin clammy with cold sweat. Graham Joyce invites you to take that unpleasant trip back. He doesn't just invite but entices you with words. Words of poetic grace, of compelling charm that makes you turn the pages rapidly. And by the time you realise it is a trap, it is too late. you're hooked. You meet Sam, a boy like any other boy, roaming about in wild abandon in the outskirts of his car-factory town. Cocky, self assured and itching for a fight. And then one night Sam wakes up to find the tooth fairy sitting on the edge of his ...