Plantaganet, baby Apple, and Darner the dog, live with sisters Emily and Charlotte Dane. Plantaganet for instance was born twenty-eight years old. In all these years, these hundred years, I can still only be me.’ It is very important for dolls that children guess their right ages some thoughtless children make their dolls vary between six and six months. “‘I am as I am,’ said wise little Tottie. Tottie Plantaganet is a wise old wooden doll who, even though her “doll age’ is only about seven years old, carries the wisdom of over a hundred years of belonging to little girls and playing with them. Godden’s “masterpiece” was indeed a breath of fresh air and if not a classic, at least a thoroughly enjoyable read. The first book in my February project of reading the books you all recommended to me from my own TBR list, The Doll’s House by Rumer Godden is, according to the New York Times pull quote on the back of the book, “for little girls who love dolls, women who remember dollhouse days, and literary critics who can recognize a masterpiece.” I must say that having read a lot of more recent fantasy with its emphasis on non-stop action and sometimes crude humor, Ms.
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