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For decades, Cicely Mary Barker added an ethereal dimension to the lives of readers with her exquisite paintings of fairies. This colorful Flower Fairy Journal, which is published here for the first time, introduces new readers to her rare artistry.

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Do you believe in fairies? Protected and hidden by a society of Fairy lovers for over 80 years the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker is available for the first time ever to the public. Learn what really happened during that magical Summer of 1920 when Cicely Mary Barker discovered the secret world of the Flower Fairies.

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Publishers Weekly

Bursting with glorious watercolors painted by Cicely Mary Barker in the early 20th century, Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairies Journal is a facsimile scrapbook, which opens with a painting of Bartons, where Barker stayed in Storrington, England, to do some relaxing and painting (and, according to the entries here, some fairy-spotting). Across the elegant parchment-like pages readers will discover the tiny footprints of fairies, a bound-in miniature guide to the wee winged folk and-among the more earthbound souvenirs-a pass to the Storrington library, foldout map of Sussex and recipe for blackberry jam. Fans of Barker's artwork will want to pore over these elegantly designed pages, as will those who believe in fairies. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.