The author of the new biography, Brook Ashley, is Dare Wright's godchild and grew up in Wright's magical New York universe of Edith and The Bears. 'If you loved The Lonely Doll books, here is the history!'

'Amazing tribute to the most beloved children's book author in American history! Gorgeous photos….' This book is filled with amazing stories.' 'A peek behind the scenes into a magical world…. 'The ultimate biographical photo scrapbook that is like finding buried treasure.'

There are so many wonderful photos of Dare that I had never seen before…. Wright's secrets, betrayals and an enduring love are threaded through the biography in text, photographs, paintings and newspaper clippings, providing a multi-dimensional texture to its intriguing subject. The book is enhanced by hundreds of photographs including Wright's self-portraits in elaborate costumes and posed as a nude sea nymph.Ī woman of many talents, Dare Wright photographed Tallulah Bankhead (while a parakeet named Gayelord sipped champagne from a nearby glass) and painted Greta Garbo's portrait as the famously reclusive actress chatted about her recent trip to Sicily. I loved that it looked like no other book I had ever seen….'ĭare Wright And The Lonely Doll uncovers the violent history behind Dare Wright's childhood separation from her father and brother and traces the origins of Wright's concern that she might not be a fully real woman. Bear and Little Bear.īest-selling author Ann Patchett remembered The Lonely Doll's importance in her childhood, 'This was by far my favorite picture book. Her protagonists were a felt doll named Edith and her two ursine companions, Mr. Dare Wright, Author of 'The Lonely Doll' Children's Book Series, on Ocracoke Island, North Carolinaīeautiful and enigmatic, Dare Wright captivated the children's literary world of the 1950s with the publication of The Lonely Doll, creating a new genre of storytelling though her simple text and haunting black and white photography.

The lonely doll