Confessions of a Fairy's Daughter (29 page)
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Authors: Alison Wearing
Which reminds me. I've thanked everyone but my father, who has given so much to this book that his name really should stand alongside mine as co-author. “No no,” he insisted. “It's your book. Use whatever you want, but you're in the driver's seat. I'll just stay in the background and try to get over my Victorian modesty.”
Victorian modesty?
“I do have a
little
bit!” he giggled, looking around him. “Somewhere ⦔
From my heart, Dad, I offer you a lifetime of love and thanks. For being precisely and exquisitely who you are.
AJW
Stratford
June 2012
ALISON WEARING'S
first book was the bestselling, internationally acclaimed travel memoir
Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey
. Since then, she has dedicated herself to music, dance and theatre, and her original one-woman shows, including a stage adaptation of
Confessions of a Fairy's Daughter
, have won awards across the country. She lives in Stratford, Ontario.