Magic by Any Other Name - Paperback

by Alison Levy (Author)

Ivy Nichols O'Reilly has grown up in a wealthy family full of magic, fantasy creatures, and emotional abuse--but when her narcissistic mother arranges an unwanted marriage for her, the young witch reaches her breaking point. She drops out of college, changes her name to Georgette, and flees across the country with her best friend, a Wood Nymph named Mei-Xing.

Georgette is determined to build a new identity and a new life. But her journey leads her to cross paths with a number of magical characters--a Werehyena searching for his kidnapped wife; a Vampire who runs a unique magical business; a curandero, a shamanistic practitioner of traditional medicine; and a Valkyrie who, along with her raven partner, wants to make a risky deal--who make it clear to her that the past is not so easily left behind. In order to grow into her new identity, help her new friends, and develop a healthy relationship with a man she's beginning to care for, Georgette will have to confront the privileges that have shielded her from the pain and ugliness of the magic community in which she was raised--and find the strength to overcome the trauma of her childhood.

Author Biography

Alison Levy has been writing since childhood as a means of coping with undiagnosed anxiety and ADHD. She earned a BA in Anthropology from the University of Virginia and moved to the Washington DC area after graduating. Two years later, she moved to Pennsylvania, where she attended the University of Pittsburgh Law School and met her now husband. She is currently a stay-at-home mom and lives with her husband and son in Greensboro, North Carolina.