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.
O caso único de uma obra-prima escrita por uma garota de oito anos
Aos oito anos, Barbara Newhall Follett decidiu escrever um romance. Não foi fácil, nem sem sobressaltos: no mesmo ano um incêndio atingiu a casa dos Follett, e o manuscrito foi devorado pelas chamas. Mas a persistência...
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