The House Without Windows

Haven't read this book yet but it arrived promptly, in excellent condition and the cover is beautifully illustrated. This book is apparently famous in the U.S.A but not here in the U.K, and I heard about it via YouTube. The author vanished without trace after marrying an abusive older man, sadly. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance were very suspicious and it is believed that she was likely murdered by her husband. She was a very kind person by all accounts and gifted, being a child prodigy. I hope she managed to escape him and lived in hiding, but it seems unlikely.

Barbara Newhall Follett published this book when she was twelve years old and it is a beautifully crafted and well-observed piece of nature writing mixed with fantasy. The main character, Eepersip, is a young girl who runs away from home to live in nature and gradually becomes part of nature itself. Her disappearance in real life was initially shrouded in mystery and it now emerges that it was tragically cut short, the truth of how and when may never be fully known.

The book itself is a thing of beauty: lightweight, despite being hardback; dust cover with a design of golden butterflies; delightful and engaging illustrations; inbuilt ribbon bookmark - all in all, a pleasure for the hands and eyes.The story, rich with detailed description of nature and wild creatures, seen through the eyes of an empathetic and very special 'wild' child, is a treasure. I have not yet finished it and am rationing myself, as I don't want it to be over.

Not sure what all the fuss is about. I did not finish it. A child wrote a long winded essay, used some nice description and the adults are all very dim.

Barbara Newhall Follett hat im Alter von 12 Jahren ein überaus wichtiges und bemerkenswertes Buchgeschrieben. Für all diejenigen, die noch nicht tot sind, ist diese Geschichte ein kleiner Hoffnungsschimmer,ein Aufruf durchzuhalten und die Revolution gegen die Zombie - Vollidioten, die den Planeten verwüsten und alles Lebendige versklaven und auslöschen müssen, voranzutreiben.Hier wird die Verbundenheit mit dem Leben anderer Wesen (Flora und Fauna) und den gemeinsam erlebten Umständen (Umwelt, Sonne, Mond und Sterne) gefeiert. Die "Heldin" des Buches - sie heißtEepersip, erlebt die Welt ohne Filter wie TV, Geld, erfundene Gottheiten, etc.Sie ist frei.Wie schön.