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The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll The Search for Dare Wright
Author: Jean Nathan
A glamorous, haunted life unfolds in the mesmerizing biography of the woman behind a classic children's book. — In 1957, a children's book called The Lonely Doll was published. With its pink-and-white-checked cover and photographs featuring a wide-eyed doll, it captured the imaginations of young girls and made the author, Dare Wright, a household...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805076127
ISBN-10: 0805076123
Publication Date: 9/2/2004
Pages: 320
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Really excellent biography, written more like a novel than most. The author shows a remarkable connection with her subject and the pictures are fabulous. The Lonely Doll is now on my to-search for list.
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reviewed The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright on + 15 more book reviews
Amazing back story about the author of a very interesting set of books for children from the 1950s and 60s.
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I love eccentrics, but they never seem to make good ends, do they? This was an intriguing biography and kept me up half the night, but watching the aging process of a woman who was notable for her fey, childish nature is like watching a car crash in slow motion. What a downer. Also, I could have done without the multi-page synopsis of one of the fairy-tales Wright wrote. Man, did that go on forever. Still, it was fascinating, and I want to track down a number of Wright's books after reading this.
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An intriguing biography! Dare Wright was a fabulously talented children's author, photographer, and model but had an incredibly sad life due in large part to her mother's total domination. Such a strange, melancholy life...

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