The House Without Windows

Name: The House Without Windows
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241986073
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By Barbara Newhall Follett

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Summary

The House Without Windows by Barbara Newhall Follett follows the adventurous spirit of a young girl who yearns for freedom and becomes one with nature. As she escapes from the constraints of her ordinary life, she embarks on an enchanting journey through forests, mountains, and oceans, finding solace and wonder in the natural world.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this enchanting tale if you're drawn to imaginative landscapes and the boundless freedom of nature. The story invites young readers to escape into a world where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur, capturing the essence of childhood wonder and adventure.

The House Without Windows

"First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf [in] 1927. First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton [in] 2019"--Title page verso.

Description

A lost classic of children's nature writing — introduced and illustrated by beloved creator of The Lost Words, Jackie Morris.

This is the irresistible and entirely unique story of one little girl's desire to escape into the wilderness.

Little Eepersip doesn't want to live in a house with doors and windows and a roof, so she runs away to live in the wild — first in the Meadow, then by the Sea, and finally in the Mountain. Her heartbroken parents follow her, bringing her back home to "safety" and locking her up in the stifling square of the house. But she slips away once more, following her heart into the richness of untrammelled nature and disappearing forever.

First published in 1927 and written by a child of just twelve years old, The House Without Windows is an extraordinary paean to the transcendent beauty of the natural world, and the human capacity to connect with it.

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The House Without Windows has garnered praise for its enchanting and mystifying narrative, which combines the richness of nature with an exploration of boundless freedom. Reviewers have highlighted its beautiful and strangely unsettling qualities, describing it as a fearless journey into wildness and wonder. Jackie Morris's illustrations are noted for adding significant depth and illumination to the story.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241986073

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Jackie Morris
Introduction by Jackie Morris

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 195g

Pages: 240

Collections

Barbara Newhall Follett Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Barbara Newhall Follett (Author) Barbara Newhall Follett was an American child prodigy novelist. Born in 1914, she published her first novel, The House Without Windows, aged twelve. One year later she published another, The Voyage of the Norman D., based on her own experiences sailing round Nova Scotia without her parents at thirteen years old. Barbara Newhall Follett disappeared shortly before Christmas 1939, leaving her home with $30 in her pocket, and was never seen again. The mystery of her disappearance has never been solved. Jackie Morris (Illustrator, Introducer) Jackie Morris is the bestselling and award-winning co-creator of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells, two books which have captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of readers of all ages. She also illustrated and introduced a new edition of Barbara Newhall Follett's lost classic of wild literature, The House Without Windows. As an author, Jackie Morris has produced over forty beloved children's books; as an artist she has also worked with the New Statesman, Independent and Guardian, among others. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year for The Lost Words in 2018. Jackie lives in a cottage on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire, where she is now working on her forthcoming third book with long-time collaborator, Robert Macfarlane- The Book of Birds.