The Cottingley Secret
Book description
The New York Times bestselling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did exist...
1917: When two young cousins, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright from Cottingley, England, announce they have photographed fairies at the bottom of the garden, their…
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1 author picked The Cottingley Secret as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book looks back to a simple act that had rippling effects. The historical thread is set in 1917, a dark time.
We sometimes forget people at the time didn’t know how the war would end and desperately needed hope. In this story, two young girls claim they photographed fairies, an innocent tale. But the two become famous when Sir Arthur Conan Doyles hears of it.
One hundred years later, a woman discovers the story and photograph and realizes that what is real and what is fantasy can intertwine today just as it had back then.
This story made me…
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