Believing in Fairies: A Manual for Grown Ups [Paperback]

Marcia Zina Mager (Author), Tom Cross (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 2004

Believing in Faeries is an inspired journey into the elusive realm of nature spirits. Beautifully illustrated with faery art from a master, this is a gift for any grown-up who's ever lost touch with the magic of childhood. It is a children's book for adults who need more whimsy in their urban lives. From the prologue describing the author's first experience meeting a faery in her own backyard, to chapters revealing faery secrets, this book offers an insider's glimpse into a world we've all forgotten.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (December 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852073313
• ISBN-13: 978-0852073315
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,495,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Believing in Faeries - a text book for adults, March 10, 2000

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Richard and Elsie (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Believing in Fairies: A Manual for Grown Ups (Paperback)

This is an excellent guide to how to access the Hidden Kingdom of faerie. Marcia has presented us with an intriguing and fascinating series of ways in which we humans can once more get in touch with the other world which exists alongside our own.

To achieve this contact, Marcia has given details of seven doorways through which we can pass, if we are willing to use them. However, forget the Victorian picture of tiny, slim females in gossamer dresses, hovering on dragonfly wings - this is a book about the real fairies who look after plants and trees and who can be destroyed by unthinking humans.

The holistic picture of the overlapping worlds and how they fit into a single whole, easily appreciated by children but not always recognised by adults, will immediately ring bells for any student of Wordworthian Romanticism. For the less academically minded, we have a sensible, adult-minded approach to what is often dismissed as a subject suitable only for the junior section of the library.

Thanks, Marcia! This book needed to be written, and it is an excellent addition to the bookshelves of anyone who takes an intelligent interest in the Hidden Realm.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Findinf Faeries, March 20, 2000

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Alberta Nye (Hawaii, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Believing in Fairies: A Manual for Grown Ups (Paperback)

Each chapter of this book took me further into the land of faeries and out of my own structured view of life. By the end, I was anxious to go out on my own hunt for the faerie kingdom. A special rose garden that I always stop and admire has become all the more exciting to me. I talk to them and many times, the roses have nodded their heads to me even though there wasn't a wisp of a breeze. I could actually feel the energy in the air and I know that one day soon, I shall see a flicker of light.

There is a whole new appreciation for all things in nature after reading this book. Thank you Marcia, for putting together such a delightful, easy to read, and eye opening book. I look forward to having grandchildren so I can read it to them and then they can show me the faeries that they see! A great book for those who have lost the magic in their lives.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A profound and moving book -- fun, too!, October 1, 2000

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Dennis (Delaware) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Believing in Fairies: A Manual for Grown Ups (Paperback)

Loved this book, plain and simple. It touched my heart, made me laugh, deepened my sense of wonder. If you've ever thought that flower garden or forest contained something so much "more," this book will definitely make you a true believer. And it really doesn't matter if you take the book literally or as a metaphor. It's lovely, inspiring message is what matters in the end. I'm going to buy copies for everyone I care about who loves nature and the earth!