![]() ![]() When I did open the book and start reading, I wasn’t disappointed. Before even reading the back or opening the cover, I was hooked. Were I to have ever thought about it, I would never have imagined this Lady-Gaga-esque woman on the cover of this book to be the brains behind a popular children’s series. Via Clocktowerĭespite this family connection, I knew nothing of the books’ author and photographer, Dare Wright. Edith and the Bears in Central Park from Edith & Mr. Finally, upon reading the title, I realized why: titled The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll, this was a book about the author of a beloved children’s book our family has read for generations. This image was compelling in itself, but along the bottom of the book, a light pink gingham pattern bordered the edge and in the recesses of my mind, this sparked recognition. ![]() ![]() Her eyes were covered with pieces of shells she looked a little like Lady Gaga. On the second look, I was drawn to it even more.Ī black and white image of a beautiful woman lying on the ground with her hair splayed out above her head dominated the cover, two strings of pearls draped loosely over her neck. There was something magnetic about it and I couldn’t resist taking a closer look, eschewing the age-old adage not to judge a book by its cover. In one of my favorite independent bookstores, the cover of a staff-suggested book recently caught my eye.
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