Losure painstakingly sets the stage by outlining historical events of the time. However, the main reason was because the narrative was so compelling. The day I sat down to read it, I planned to read just one chapter but instead I finished the whole book in one sitting, easy to do since the book is just under 200 pages and is on the small side. This is an example of totally engaging non-fiction. Even the famous author of the Sherlock Holmes books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was taken in by their simple ruse. The Fairy Ring describes the true story of how two English girls in the early 1900s successfully fooled the world at the time into thinking they had photographed fairies. If you have ever thought that truth is stranger than fiction, then this story proves it. Rating: 1-5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 The Fairy Ring or Elsie and Frances Fool the World by Mary Losure
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