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The lonely doll doll
The lonely doll doll












the lonely doll doll

In the book Edith’s parents are never home and she is essentially orphaned, wandering the huge apartment, staring out the window, hoping for friends to play with when suddenly two friends show up at her door, Mr. The Lenci doll that represented Edith was the doll she’d played with as a child.

the lonely doll doll

Wright was an amateur photographer and The Lonely Doll was her first book. She seemed a charmed life, but there was one problem. Like Dare, the doll was pretty, blonde, with bangs and a high ponytail. The author, Dare Wright, posed her Lenci doll, “Edith,” in various scenes inside her own glamorous New York City apartment, the park, the Brooklyn Bridge and beyond. It was an oversized picture book with a pink gingham cover that featured a black and white photo of a doll sitting on the floor holding an open book. As a little girl I’d lie flat on my back and pour over The Lonely Doll.














The lonely doll doll