The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781455852062 (1455852066)
Publish date: March 27th 2012
Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Juvenile,
Fairies,
Middle Grade,
Art,
Kids,
Photography
A quick read (about an hour for me), and an excellent job of it. I knew that the cousins had faked the fairy photos, but Losure was brilliant at explaining the classism and sexism that kept others from recognizing the fakery. And she also did a marvelous job of explaining how the thing blew up so bi...
I didn't really like it. But I gave it a three stars anyway, since it was my fault for picking up a book fit for younger readers!It's a really quick short read! I needed something just like this while waiting for my next book. (:And I guess that's all!
My review is here: http://mwgerard.com/review-the-fairy-ring-by-mary-losure/
The fascinating true story about how two girls perpetuated the Cottingsley Fairy hoax and kept it secret for over 60 years.