Signe Pike, Author of Faery Tale

Signe Pike in search of faeries. Photo by Julie G. Rowe

A skeptic’s search for magic, one faery at a time.

In search of something more after the devastating loss of her father, Signe Pike left her career in Manhattan to undertake a magical journey – literally. In a sweeping tour through Mexico, England, Ireland, Scotland, and beyond, she takes readers to dark glens and abandoned forests, ancient sacred sites, and local pubs, seeking those who might still believe in the elusive beings we call faeries. As Pike attempts to connect with the spirit world—and reconnect with her own sense of wonder and purpose—she comes to view both herself and the world around her in a profoundly new light. Captivating, full of heart, and unabashedly whimsical, Faery Tale is more than a memoir—it’s the story of rekindling that spark of belief that makes even the most skeptical among us feel like children again.

Praise for Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World

Pike’s enchanting journey into the land of the faeries is more than a memoir; it’s an earnest search for what is real in a world that is filled with illusion, and what is true in a world that is filled with falsehood. It makes you smile, and it makes you think….
— Marianne Williamson

A former book editor and a fantastic writer, Pike is hilarious, easy to identify with, and honest…
—Charleston magazine, Editor’s Pick

Pike writes of her various encounters with faery-believers and faery lands, from New York to Mexico to Ireland to Scotland, in a winning voice that roams freely from melancholy to mirth, incredulity to bright surprise.
—Kirkus Reviews

It’s hard to decide what is more enchanting, Signe Pike’s charming writing or the magical world she uncovers. This is a book for hopeful skeptics and believers alike. Proceed with caution, because Faery Tale may cast a spell that transforms the way you see the world forever.
—Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem

Finding happiness is an adventure that everyone should take and Faery Tale inspires you to go on that journey.
––Lucy Danziger, Editor-in-Chief of SELF Magazine and author of New York Times bestseller The Nine Rooms of Happiness

Faery Tale is enchanting. I don’t believe in tiny magical creatures, but I do believe in a good story, and Signe Pike has given us one of those.
–A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically

I really didn’t want to be entranced. I didn’t want to be enticed into yet another world of strange fantasy-beings. But with Faery Tale—I was. Honestly. Thank you Signe Pike, for making us all more aware of the hidden dimensions of our earthly existence—for ‘helping people believe in magic again’—and for showing us how such spirit world magic can transform the perceptions of our own lives.
—David Yeadon, author of At the Edge of Ireland

An honest, funny, and deeply moving story of a dreamy realist who eventually discovers that there is magic in the simple act of believing. Anyone who’s ever seen something curious out of the corner of their eye, heard the million whispers of trees, or checked under their bed looking for more than dust bunnies will thrill to Signe Pike’s Faery Tale.
—Cathy Alter, author of Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Loss, and Starting Over

Magical and beguiling, tender and heartbreaking, Faery Tale is the work of a fiercely talented new writer.
–Michael Taeckens, author of Love is a Four-Letter Word

Do fairies exist? There is a certain innocence in the belief that they do, and a certain magic in that innocence. With considerable humor and flair, Signe Pike asks us to return to the awe and innocence we knew as children. It’s a worthwhile journey.
—Sharman Apt Russell, author of Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist

More on Signe Pike

More praise for Faery Tale and discussions by the author of her travels in search of believing, along with her evidence that faeries exist, can be found on her web site, www.Signepike.com.