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    Flights from Fairyland
    Flights from Fairyland
    Flights from Fairyland
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    Flights from Fairyland

    By Karen Lee Oliver

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    Are you interested in Flights from Fairyland? This is a collection of fairy-tale stories of love, life, and death compiled in a short book of poetry. Some of the poems are in French to add a new dimension to the complete work and a touch of artistry to its poetic sense. Flights from Fairyland was written to entertain readers of all ages and backgrounds. It is a strong work for the imagination, and it is full of imagery and thoughts that everyone can relate to.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 30, 2017
    ISBN9781543456868
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