In 1917 the world was rocked by claims that two young girls – Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths – had photographed fairies in the sleepy village of Cottingley. In 2017, a century later, we finally discover the true nature of these fey creatures. Correspondence has come to light that contains a harrowing account, written by village resident Lawrence Fairclough, laying bare the fairies’ sinister malevolence and spiteful intent.
Pretty Lizzie Higgs is gone, burned to death on her own hearth. But was she really a fairy changeling, stolen away by the Hidden People under the hill, as her husband insists?
* * * * * Listen to an interview with the author at the Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast * * * * *
