The House Without Windows

The House Without Windows | Barbara Newhall Follett

Listening to 9 yo Barbara Newhall Follett‘s House Without Windows & Patti‘s audiobook while waiting for my book mail of The Story She Left Behind. Patti Callahan Henry once again swept me down a Rabbit Hole of research!
BNF @ 4 yo learned to read & type. At 9 yo created her own land & language. Reading Barbara Newhall Follett‘s Letters, The Lost Words, & about Beatrix Potter & HER secret language, and THEIR love of nature
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kspenmoll I want to read this! 2d

tpixie @kspenmoll after reading a little more, I learned she wrote the book at nine, but then there was a house fire and it was destroyed, so it was rewritten at 12 and then published. And unfortunately, I pre-ordered Patti Callahan Henry‘s book & I won‘t receive it until one week after it‘s published! Sometimes I guess there‘s a disadvantage to the reader on pre-ordering! I guess I‘ll keep reading her Barbara Newhall Follett‘s letters until then! (edited) 2d

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Smarkies

The House Without Windows | Barbara Newhall Follett

so-so

Beautiful descriptions of nature but the plot was a little flat for me. Amazing that it was written by a 12 year old though...
The illustrations by Jackie Morris are lovely.

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IndoorDame

The House Without Windows | Barbara Newhall Follett

#midwintersolace Since I just finished this one yesterday and it‘s still playing in my mind it seems only natural to tag it for our #fridaynightshare as the theme is a perfect fit. Check out my review for thoughts.

TheBookHippie, jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

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IndoorDame

The House Without Windows | Barbara Newhall Follett

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This is a joyful fantasy about a young girl who rejects society and runs away to live in nature, filled with lovely descriptions of natural beauty. But the story behind the story is even more interesting. The author wrote this at 9 years old, and when the original was destroyed in a fire recreated it over the next few years. It was published by Knopf in 1926 when she was 12, and it made quite a splash.👇🏼

IndoorDame When she was 25 she walked out of an unhappy marriage, and despite efforts to find her, was never heard from again. The fact that her life mirrored this eerily prescient early novel gave rise to widespread speculation for a time. There are so many feminist parables to be found in her life and her work. And so many questions left by both the child author and the adult. 1y

JamieArc So intriguing! 1y

AllDebooks I love this book xx 1y

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BookLineNSinker If that isn't a curious story, I don't know what is! I'm intrigued! 1y

IndoorDame @BookLineNSinker @JamieArc I was so intrigued when I first heard the story too! Totally what drew me in. 1y

IndoorDame @AllDebooks it was so relaxing and magical! I can see it being a great book to reach for to cheer me up 1y

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Jenken1998

House Without Windows: And Eepersip's Life There | Barbara Newhall Follett

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Fanciful tale about a child who will not be tamed. The author was a child herself when she wrote it (9 then published when she was 12 in 1927). A very descriptive and wordy nature tale where a young girl refuses to cave to domestication and runs away to live in nature never to return home again. Interestingly enough the author disappeared in adulthood never to be seen again 🤔 i say 3.5 stars but i will round up to 4

DivineDiana 😮 3y

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