The Cottingley Secret

In Hazel Gaynor's enchanting novel, set against the backdrop of 1917 Yorkshire, two cousins, Frances and Elsie, thrill the world by claiming to have captured photographs of fairies in their garden. Their astonishing revelation attracts the attention of celebrated novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, turning them into a national sensation amidst the turmoil of war. Fast forward to the present, Olivia Kavanagh discovers an old manuscript in her grandfather's bookshop that draws her into the girls' mystical story, leading her to unravel the connections between their lives and her own while exploring themes of belief and self-discovery.