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This book is a fun tale of two Scottish fairies who find themselves in New York after committing a heinous crime against the clans. And wanting to start a celtic punk fiddle bank. After fighting with each other, the fairies, Morag and Heather, separate and each end up with one of a pair of neighbours.

Innitially Heather tries to teach her new human friend, Dinnie, to play the fiddle. This proves to be difficult as he is completely inept. Morag befrieds Kerry, who is suffering from Crohn’s disease. Morag tries to help Kerry gather flowers for a celtic alphabet so she can win the local arts fair and thereby humiliate an ex-boyfirend.

During these adventures, the fairies run afoul of the Italian and Chinese fairies of New York, who are now raring for a fight.

Meanwhile, the rest of their party, including three Irish fairies and two English fairies, are hanging out in Central Park. The English fairies are royalty fleeing from their oppressive father, the king, who has brought the industrial revolutions to teh Cornish fairies. Unfortunately this group runs afoul of the African fairies in New York. Guess who else is also out for blood?

So can the various groups of fairies sort out the misunderstandings in time to stop an invasion of the English fairies who have arrived to retrieve the missing prince and princess? Can they then bring two star-crossed lovers together? Can they help a ghost find his long lost guitar? Can a group on revolutionaries bring down the British fairy empire and free the endentured workers? And can Morag and Heather become friends again?

Hillarity insues as you find out. Not deep, not going to change your life, but you will have a fun time following the adventure to the end. Nice light reading.