The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic

Written by Emily Croy Barker

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan

Emily Croy Barker's riveting debut is a must-read for fans of Lev Grossman and Deborah Harkness. The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic follows grad student Nora Fischer as she stumbles through a portal into a magical world. Having been transformed from drab to beautiful, Nora finds herself surrounded by glamorous friends. Life seems perfect. But then things take a terrible turn, and Nora must learn magic from a reclusive ally if she's any hope of survival.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781470366247

Emily Croy Barker

A graduate of Harvard University, Emily Croy Barker is a writer and editor who grew up in North Carolina and Maine and now lives in New Jersey. By day, she covers lawyers—formerly as executive editor of The American Lawyer magazine and now as an in-house editor at a large legal organization. The rest of the time, she gets to write about magicians.

Reviews for The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic

[Colleen Reilly Wriston · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thoroughly magical, captivating and very well narrated. 100% recommend, would enjoy again.

[TanyaBallard · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Book hangovers are real... this was a wonderfully written escape

[Kevin Wilcox · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don’t usually give a book five stars but this has earned it.

[Lyndy Wilde · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite fantasy books, such intricate world building and amazing, complete characters