'I think that the reason that the books worked so well for children is in a sense they were written by a person who was a child herself.

Wright, who died in 2001, 'was working out many of the things that troubled her through these stories,' Nathan says. that then came out in these children's books,' the biographer says. 'All of her stories turn on aspects of her own childhood, the fears of punishment and being abandoned. Encuentra fotos de stock de The Lonely Doll e imágenes editoriales de noticias en Getty Images. 'I think that was the central trauma of Dare's life, losing both her father and her brother as a young child, and was something that stayed with her throughout her life,' Nathan says. Her parents were divorced when Wright was three years old, resulting in her separation from her older brother.

Wright's troubled childhood was reflected in the Lonely Doll books. The Lonely Doll: The Lonely Doll Series Hardcover Novemby Dare Wright (Author), Brook Ashley (Editor) 329 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 18.95 Other new and used from 16.01 Paperback 12.36 Other new, used and collectible from 3.71 Once there was a little doll. Nathan discusses Dare's life with NPR's Steve Inskeep. It’s only when Edith is confined to her bed with the measles that she begins to realize how much she misses Little Bear’s companionship. Nathan has written The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll, a biography of the late author and photographer Dare Wright, who created a series of popular children's books that scores of girls grew up with from the 1950s to the 1980s. She lived in a nice house and had everything she needed except someone to play with. Edith ('The Lonely Doll') brings a kitten back from the country, and her friend Little Bear feels very left out as Edith focuses all of her attention on her cuddly new playmate. The children's title featured photos of a doll named Edith and stuffed bears who looked so authentic that Nathan believed Edith was a real girl. When she was growing up, author Jean Nathan learned to read with a book called The Lonely Doll.

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