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Adult Books - Fiction - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy
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The Good Fairies of New York.
Millar, Martin (author).
Feb. 1993. 224p. Trafalgar, paperback, $13.95 (9781857020762).
REVIEW.
First published February 1, 1993 (Booklist).
When Heather and Morag, two Scottish thistle fairies, stumble through the fourth-floor window of Dinnie’s illegally rented New York apartment and vomit on his carpet, he does not believe what he sees. This is the opening scene of The Good Fairies of New York, and in addition to introducing the characters and the situation, it raises the question of belief, which is of central importance to both the story and what it leaves readers asking. Heather and Morag’s adventures in the city introduce them to homeless people who die on the street unnoticed by those who have homes, to loneliness in crowds, and to phone sex, wasting diseases, and senseless bureaucratic rules and regulations. Although fairy society is marked by its own ego-fueled feuds, greed, and territorial domination, Millar’s paralleling of fairy and human societies illustrates how primitive so-called civilized life is, for through it Millar points up the intriguing, unbelievable realities of modern urban life. This story-with-a-punch entertains as it shakes us awake.— Lindsay Throm
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