Fairyland

About the Book

FairyLand is a collection of short stories and a small book of poems written about Grandma’s farm. The stories are set in and around FairyLand. This is a particular part of Grandma’s farm which tells about the harsh conditions experienced by her which was caused by the longest drought. These stories depict the spirit, life, and antics of some of the little people who live there. It shows the love between particular individuals and conveys the level of cooperation between different cultures to keep the landscape looking beautiful. Also, that kindness is rewarded for good deeds done. The poems are Grandma’s experiences with her granddaughter and autistic grandson, the friendship she acquires from the girls who attend the Coffee Group, and the animals on her farm.

About the Author

Betty May Winter writes under the pen name of Elizabeth May Winters. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on the 29th October 1949. Her maiden was Lyddy before she married in 1971. She moved to Rockhampton in Central Queensland in 1975. In 1997 she majored in Drama and Communications at the Central Queensland University. In 2000 she moved with her family to a 110 acre Duboisia property in Tingoora which is in the South Burnett Area of Queensland. Tingoora is an Aboriginal name meaning ‘Place of Wattle Trees’. We regularly visit Wooroolin, Wondai, Murgon, and Kingaroy. These are also Aboriginal names. Wooroolin means ‘Place of Water’, Wondai is the “Place of the Wild Dingoes’, Murgon the “Place of Water Lilies’ and Kingaroy is the “Red Ant’. The wild animals that she writes about come from these areas. Her first book ‘FairyLand’ was published in 2007.