"Equal parts fairy tale, satire, parable and comic book . . . The various narratives are reminiscent of the work of Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan. . . . The storytelling reflects a giddy pleasure in the sounds of words and a taste for fantasy with heavy overlays of popular culture.

It's as if the language itself has taken off its clothes and is dancing naked in the moonlight." -- The New York Times Book Review "Faust meets Rumpelstilskin in Rachel Simon's delicious and exhilarating first novel, The Magic Touch . An erotic, boisterous fairy tale for adults . . . replete with clever names and inventive language, even poetry and rap lyrics. It contains wonderfully creative characters, plot twists, and imaginative stylistic ideas. Miss Simon writes with a magic touch.

" -- The Washington Times "Divinely comic . . . Rachel Simon skillfully pieces together a symbolic puzzle of American spiritual malaise." -- San Francisco Review of Books "Unpredictability, inventiveness, and a slam-bang finish . . . Readers are in for a wild ride.

" -- Publishers Weekly "Readers who like their fiction audacious and energetic will swoon for Rachel Simon's debut novel, The Magic Touch ." -- New Age Journal "A romp of wild images and linguistic fun . . . Takes the reader on a delightful roller coaster ride." -- Intelligencer Record "Best novel in ages. Loved it." --Fay Weldon, bestselling author of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil and Letters to Alice.