5/25/2023 0 Comments The lonely doll by dare wrightIn 1957, a children's book called The Lonely Doll was published. If princesses could escape punishing circumstances, perhaps Dare could, too.Ī glamorous, haunted life unfolds in the mesmerizing biography of the woman behind a classic children's book If princesses could be put to sleep and awaken unharmed, perhaps fathers and brothers could also. But the mechanics of fairy tales carried a message, too. The first two she purchased were a collection of Grimm's fairy tales and a picture book called The Lovely Garden, the story of the much-beloved Princess Yolande who lives on the Island of Can-be-done, whose "sweet smile seemed to say: 'What am I here for if it is not to make others happier?'" The book's message was reminiscent of her mother's inscriptions on the backs of her portraits-"To my Good and Precious Daughter"-directives on how to act and so meet the conditions of Edie's love. If Dare's first dolls were improvisational, homemade, the books Edie bought Dare when she was feeling flush were the real thing. There, she learned to find comfort and companionship in her books and her dolls, and to fire up her imagination. Mostly, when Edie had to be out in the world, Dare was left at home alone.
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