The Magical World of Madame Métier
A Spiritual Fairy Tale
Daphne Rose Kingma
- 296 Pages
- July 11, 2017
- ISBN: 9781510719262
- Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
- Trim Size: 6in x 9in x 0in
Description
The Magical World of Madame Metier weaves together magic, romance, and a powerful bond of friendship in celebration of the female spirit.
Facing destitution after the untimely death of her husband, Madame Métier revisits a long-forgotten talentthe creation of healing botanical creams and lotions. Her rediscovery of this sacred practice marks the beginning of her spiritual odyssey of self-actualization and empowerment. Meanwhile, two eccentric friends of hers begin a passionate affair that ends their respective marriages. Invigorated by their relationship, Monsieur Sorbonne searches for his life’s passion while Mademoiselle Objet helps Madame Métier with her new business. While the couple explores the nuances of their romance, Madame Métier finds herself in a relationship with a mysterious being who redefines her understanding of human love. Just as things are looking up, Mme. Métier’s creams result in a customer’s death, and the three friends face an ordeal of profound doubt, spiritual crisis, and persecution that threatens to tear them apart.
Daphne Rose Kingma brings insights from her self-help books to a modern fairy tale that is both enlightening and entertaining. This is an extraordinary debut about the nature of love and relationships.
Facing destitution after the untimely death of her husband, Madame Métier revisits a long-forgotten talentthe creation of healing botanical creams and lotions. Her rediscovery of this sacred practice marks the beginning of her spiritual odyssey of self-actualization and empowerment. Meanwhile, two eccentric friends of hers begin a passionate affair that ends their respective marriages. Invigorated by their relationship, Monsieur Sorbonne searches for his life’s passion while Mademoiselle Objet helps Madame Métier with her new business. While the couple explores the nuances of their romance, Madame Métier finds herself in a relationship with a mysterious being who redefines her understanding of human love. Just as things are looking up, Mme. Métier’s creams result in a customer’s death, and the three friends face an ordeal of profound doubt, spiritual crisis, and persecution that threatens to tear them apart.
Daphne Rose Kingma brings insights from her self-help books to a modern fairy tale that is both enlightening and entertaining. This is an extraordinary debut about the nature of love and relationships.
Authors
Daphne Rose Kingma is a beloved therapist and relationship expert and the author of a dozen books about love, relationships, and living through crisis. She has been a six-time guest on Oprah. Her book The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart was named the Best Spiritual Book of 2010 by the Books for a Better Life Foundation. She is a frequent workshop leader at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur. She resides in Santa Barbara, California.
Reviews
"Fans of well-known therapist and public speaker Kingma's many spiritual self-help books about relationships will embrace her first novel's soothing divine themes . . . while any reader looking for an otherworldly, quiet novel will appreciate the odd characters, lovely prose, and fable-like tone."--Booklist
"With her usual ability to intertwine worldly illusions with magical realities and psychological understanding with spiritual wisdom, Daphne Rose Kingma--who is Madame Metier, after all--reveals to us the world that lies beyond the mists of our modern illusions. Equal parts fairy tale, spiritual treatise, and sophisticated reflection on the existential state of modernity, The Magical World of Madame Metier invites all of us to reconsider and reimagine the state of our lives. Another wonderful work from one of the great priestess / goddess / artists of our time." -- Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love
"I have read thousands of novels and can attest that there has never been anything else written like this luminous fairy tale for grown-ups. Read it and experience the magical powers of love in its many manifestations." --MJ Ryan, author of Attitudes of Gratitude
"If you love the works of Paulo Coelho, you?ll enjoy this charming fairy tale as much as I did. Truly magical."--Susanna Seton, author of the Simple Pleasures of the Garden
"With her usual ability to intertwine worldly illusions with magical realities and psychological understanding with spiritual wisdom, Daphne Rose Kingma--who is Madame Metier, after all--reveals to us the world that lies beyond the mists of our modern illusions. Equal parts fairy tale, spiritual treatise, and sophisticated reflection on the existential state of modernity, The Magical World of Madame Metier invites all of us to reconsider and reimagine the state of our lives. Another wonderful work from one of the great priestess / goddess / artists of our time." -- Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love
"I have read thousands of novels and can attest that there has never been anything else written like this luminous fairy tale for grown-ups. Read it and experience the magical powers of love in its many manifestations." --MJ Ryan, author of Attitudes of Gratitude
"If you love the works of Paulo Coelho, you?ll enjoy this charming fairy tale as much as I did. Truly magical."--Susanna Seton, author of the Simple Pleasures of the Garden
"This wonderfully unique gem of a novel is a literary stroke of genius. Daphne Rose Kingma has magically managed to whip up a lyrical page turner that clandestinely drops in doses of deep wisdom and inspiring insights between a mesmerizing storyline and fascinating plot twists. I couldn't put it down!"-- Katherine Woodward Thomas, NY Times Bestselling Author of Calling in ?The One?
"[Kingma's The Men We Never Knew] offers hope and shines out as a gift of love to both men and women."--John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
"Kingma deals with love so directly . . . [and] brings immediate comfort to anyone in pain." --Los Angeles Weekly
"Kingma deals with love so directly . . . [and] brings immediate comfort to anyone in pain." --Los Angeles Weekly