Dimensions
260 x 203 x 13mm
Fifty years after its creation, an indescribable story about an indescribable girl is published.
What does Arabella want more than anything else? She wants to be famous! Should she be a painter? Or an actor? Or perhaps a twirling, whirling ballerina? But - oh, dear - she just cant seem to do anything right. Just when she's about to give up hope, two old people walk by. They ask her to paint . . . to act . . . and twirl . . . and you know what? They love her. And, at last, Arabella is recognised for being, well, her indescribable self.
The story behind the story:
Due to paper shortages during the Korean War, publishers were unable to take on this story - originally 64 pages long - and Jane Gilbert tucked Arabella away in a trunk. Fifty years later, she dug her out, dusted her off, and sent her to one last publisher . . .
Jane Gilbert was a commercial artist who designed Christmas cards and displayed paintings in various galleries. Her childhood diaries and her rag doll, named Arabella Anastasia, inspired this story.
