This book reminds us that we are never too old to believe in magic.' Carmel Harrington 'Perfect fireside read' Sunday Independent 'This is a gorgeous, uplifting, magical book that will have you hooked from the start.' Gill Paul author of The Secret Wife 'I adored The Cottingley Secret. Praise for The Cottingley Secret 'Enchanting, magical. As she begins to understand why a nation once believed in fairies, will Olivia find a way to believe in herself? As Olivia is drawn into events a century ago, she becomes aware of the past and the present intertwining, blurring her understanding of what is real and what is imagined. When Olivia Kavanagh finds an old manuscript and a photograph in her late grandfather's bookshop she becomes fascinated by the story of the two young girls who mystified the world. But when the great novelist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, endorses the photographs' authenticity, the girls become a sensation their discovery offering something to believe in amid a world ravaged by war.

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 parents are astonished. 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.

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