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The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins. An arresting lifeLawson is superb at excavating the details. Library Journal The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a childrens book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the title role in Walt Disneys hugely successful and equally classic film. But the Mary Poppins in the stories was not the cheery film character. She was tart and sharp, plain and vain. She was a remarkable character. The story of Mary Poppins creator, as this definitive biography reveals, is equally remarkable.