An original work focusing on the most mysterious and mutable figure from The Adventures of Pinocchio. Both salvific and enchanting, the sole female presence in the story, the Blue Fairy guides Pinocchio—through her appearances and disappearances—on an archetypal and allegorical journey, at once sublime and grotesque, but above all, an inner journey.

Amidst ironic and astute digressions, Lella Costa masterfully employs the subtle art of diversion. She reviews the many fairies of tradition and literature, playing and entertaining, yet always eloquently reflecting on the imagery through which the feminine has taken shape.