I began reading this book because it was part of a list of works that Neil Gaiman said influenced his writing of American Gods. The book tells the story of four generations of a family living on the fictional estate of Edgewood. The family knows that they are part of a great "Tale", which they don't completely understand, but they know their destiny is entwined with that of the fairy folk that have inhabited the estate for generations. The book is a combination of family history and fantasy (but not your typical fairytale, dragons-and-dwarves-and-elves fantasy). It's a difficult book to get started on (and even more difficult, apparently, for me to explain), but for fans of fantasy and turn-of-the-century drama, it's well worth the struggle at the beginning.
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