Out of the Sky She Came, The Life of P.L. Travers, Creator of Mary Poppins by Valerie Lawson HC/DJ

Story Title: Out of the Sky She Came: The Life of P.L. Travers, Creator of Mary Poppins

Date of Publication: 1999

Edition: First Edition (Australian hardcover)

Publisher: Hodder Headline Australia

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

ISBN: 9780733610721

Writers: Valerie Lawson

Characters: P.L. Travers (Pamela Lyndon Travers), Mary Poppins, and various real-life figures including her family, literary acquaintances, and Walt Disney

Key Facts: Out of the Sky She Came is the first major biography of P.L. Travers, the complex and enigmatic Australian-born author who created the beloved Mary Poppins series. Written by Australian journalist Valerie Lawson, the book explores Travers’ difficult childhood in Australia, her move to England, her career as a writer and actress, her involvement with the Gurdjieff movement, and her often tense relationship with Walt Disney during the making of the 1964 film. It reveals the stark differences between the whimsical Mary Poppins of the books and the more mysterious, philosophical woman who wrote them. This 1999 Hodder Headline first edition includes a 14-page section of black-and-white photographs and remains the definitive early biography of Travers (later revised and republished internationally as Mary Poppins, She Wrote).

Page Count: 432 pages (including photo section)

Condition: Very good hardcover in a very good dust Jacket. Please refer to photos for condition