This literary biography is โa story of obsession and the search for pure childhoodย .ย .ย . Moving, charming, a revelationโ (Los Angeles Times).
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J.ย M. Barrie, Victorian novelist, playwright, and author of Peter Pan,ย or The Boy Who Wouldnโt Grow Up, led a life almost as interesting as his famous creation. Childless in his marriage, Barrie grew close to the five young boys of the Davies family, ultimately becoming their guardian and surrogate father when they were orphaned.
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Andrew Birkin draws extensively on a vast range of material by and about Barrie, including notebooks, memoirs, and hours of recorded interviews with the family and their circle, to describe Barrieโs life, the tragedies that shaped him, and the wonderful world of imagination he created for the boys. Updated with a new preface and including photos and illustrations, this โabsolutely grippingโ read reveals the dramatic story behind one of the classics of childrenโs literature (Evening Standard).
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โA psychological thrillerย .ย .ย . One of the yearโs most complex and absorbing biographies.โ โTime
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โ[A] fascinating story.โ โTheย Washington Post