The Velveteen Daughter reveals for the first time the true story of two remarkable women: Margery Williams Bianco, the author of one of the most beloved children\'s books of all time, The Velveteen Rabbit , and her Daughter Pamela, a world-renowned child prodigy artist whose fame at one time greatly eclipses her mother\'s.
From the opening pages, the novel will captivate readers with its multifaceted and resonates with its multifaceted and illuminating observations on art, family, and the consequences of genius touched by madness..
The glamorous art world of Europe and New York in the early 20th century and a supporting cast of luminaries--Eugene O\'Neill and his wife Agnes (Margery\'s niece), Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, and Richard Hughes, author of A High Wind in Jamaica --provide a vivid backdrop to the Biancos\' story.
Throughout, her life raft is her mother.
Pamela\'s dreams elude her as she struggles with severe depressions, an overbearing father, an obsessive love affair, and a spectacularly misguided marriage.
But celebrity at such an early age exacts a great toll.
The Velveteen Daughter reveals for the first time the true story of two remarkable women: Margery Williams Bianco, the author of one of the most beloved children\'s books of all time, The Velveteen Rabbit , and her Daughter Pamela, a world-renowned child prodigy artist whose fame at one time greatly eclipses her mother\'s
