Little, Big

John Crowley's "Little, Big" weaves a mesmerizing, multi-generational tapestry around the Drinkwater family, inhabitants of the enigmatic Edgewood, a house that is more than a mere dwelling, sitting on the porous border between the mundane and the faerie realm. The story begins with Smoky Barnable, a seemingly ordinary young man, journeying from the City to fulfill a prophecy by marrying Daily Alice Drinkwater. Their union sets in motion a sprawling, intricate narrative that spans decades, charting the lives, loves, and losses of the eccentric and interconnected family members. Through marriages, births, and deaths, the Drinkwaters grapple with their unique heritage, their half-glimpsed connections to the 'little people,' and the unfolding of a vast, ancient 'Tale' that shapes their destinies. It's a profound exploration of love, magic, the passage of time, and the subtle, yet potent, presence of otherworlds in the everyday, culminating in a deeply emotional and philosophical epic that blurs the lines between reality and myth.