Some Kind of Fairy Tale

I had to keep myself from reading this in one big gulp. The premise of a woman who's been missing for 20 years coming back and saying she's been with the fairies is appealing to me by itself, but this book has much more to offer than a good humans-encounter-fairies story. It is also a beautifully detailed story about family relationships and healing of friendships. In particular I loved the side story about the young boy Jack unwillingly being drawn into a friendship with Mrs. Larwood, the “mad old bitch” across the street. I really loved this book and wish there was more of it to read!