I had, at this point, never heard of Dare Wright or The Lonely Doll, named “ the creepiest children’s book” of all-time by The New Yorker in 2017. It was at such a store that, thanks to their wide and eclectic range of often offbeat literary biographies, I came across Jean Nathan’s The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright. I try to do my part to keep my passion for books alive through stores like these, as it’s there that you can often unearth valuable, out-of-print gems that you would unlikely find anywhere else. Bookshops like these have become a precious rarity in the digital age and especially with the continued decline of brick-and-mortar retail. A few months back, I was browsing the shelves of my favorite used bookstore.
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