we don't live in a newtonian universe. for me this book is about the vast web of connections formed across space & through time with family and friends. the definition of 'family' becomes less certain and fades away into the distance as relationships are uncovered and more people start to fit into the family category as well as the friend category. we are all one huge family, and that family includes the stones and the trouts and the mouses and the flowers, not just the barnables and drinkwaters. it includes the world, animate and inanimate. the better we understand that, the less we are at war with all the other dimensions of our world, and the more we are at peace with ourselves and whatever lies in our futures.

I might give this one 5 stars after I have time to think about it a bit more. right now i'm still trying to comb fairies out of my hair.