Buffy--a fat, fortyish, divorced mother--encounters a talking frog and, ignoring the warnings of fairy tales, does not turn the frog back into a prince. Trouble ensues when Buffy's rebellious teenage daughter Emily does kiss the frog; soon she and handsome Prince Adamus disappear into the enchanted land of Fair Peril. It is up to Buffy to rescue Emily and, in the process, learn that magic does exist in the most ordinary of lives.
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Buffy--a fat, fortyish, divorced mother--encounters a talking frog and, ignoring the warnings of fairy tales, does not turn the frog back into a prince. Trouble ensues when Buffy's rebellious teenage daughter Emily does kiss the frog; soon she and handsome Prince Adamus disappear into the enchanted land of Fair Peril. It is up to Buffy to rescue Emily and, in the process, learn that magic does exist in the most ordinary of lives.
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Like New. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Like New. Like New dust jacket. Signed by author on D. Douglas Fratz's custom book label on title page. Press release laid in. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (fantasy)
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. 1st edition 1996 with DJ. Signed by Author. Book is NEW
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New. New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket Sewn binding Paper over boards 246 p Audience: General/trade From Publishers Weekly Like Springer's earlier book, Larque on the Wing, this is an eccentric, charming fantasy that combines fairy tale with a smack of satire On the first anniversary of her divorce, storyteller Buffy Murphy heads to the woods for some well-deserved solitude and creative inspiration What she never imagined is that this inspiration would come in the shape of a talking frog who claims to be Prince Adamus d'Aurca All he needs is a kiss, he says, and the curse he received from the queen of Fair Peril will be broken Buffy has no intention of kissing a frog, but sees great storytelling possibilities, so she takes him home To Buffy's dismay, her teenage daughter Emily kisses Adamus, turning him into a beautiful prince The two then run off to Fair Peril? a land accessed through, of all places, the local mall What follows is a rollicking, outrageous modern tale of.
