Fairyland : A Memoir of My Father Magic the preternaturally gifted but mercurial

the preternaturally gifted but mercurial daughter of wealthy art collectors

Thirteen-year-old Lilla feels she is a bit different

By: Blake Gopnik

It is the story of a teenager discovering himself

Fairyland : A Memoir of My Father Magic the preternaturally gifted but mercurialBy Alysia Abbott In this vibrant memoir, Alysia Abbott recounts growing up in 1970s San Francisco with Steve Abbott, a gay, single father during an era when that was rare. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of Steves writings, Alysia gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous, historic period in San Francisco as well as an exquisitely moving account of a fathers legacy and a daughters love.