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Faery Tale: One Woman's Search For Enchantment In A Modern World (2010)

by Signe Pike(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0399536175 (ISBN13: 9780399536175)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Perigee Trade

review 1: At the age of 28, Manhattan editor Signe Pike was disillusioned with the modern world. Grieving the death of her father, with whom she had had a complex relationship, she needed something to believe in. After leaving New York to settle in Charleston with her fiance, Pike took a journey to the British Isles to discover the truth about faeries. Pike's travels led her to sacred sites in England, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. But her journey was an emotional one as well as a physical one, motivating her to follow her instincts and change the way she looked at life. Pike's narration is funny at times, and touching at others. But Faery Tale is always thoughtful and searching. I added many places to my list of destinations to check out next time I make it across ... morethe pond. Pike's integration of processing the death (and life) of her father and her search for a more spiritual way to live makes Faery Tale is a moving account of a very personal journey.Disclosure: I won a copy of Faery Tale in an online giveaway.
review 2: After hearing the interview with Signe Pike's "Faery Tale" on the "Inciting a Riot" podcast I knew this was a book that I had to read, and in my own reader way, to experience her journey from my own armchair.At the start of the book Signe is a woman who is very aware of her disconnection from the spiritual world around her; aware of magic lost in her life. Her solution is to bravely set forth on a quest to the UK to seek out the faery. Many wonderful and enlightening adventures follow, including time spent at Glastonbury and sitting and chatting with the Frouds; my two favorite parts of the book.As Signe travels to discover the faery, more and more she finds bits of herself that she thought lost or never knew existed. And as a reader, I find that I did as well.After reading of Signe's travels you may not be a hard and true believer of the faery, but you will find something wonderful about yourself. And I shouldn't wonder if you find a little of the faery touching your life despite yourself.Comment Comment | Permalink less

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