J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys: The real story behind Peter Pan
A History, Biography, Nonfiction book. This very academic biography is touted as the "story behind the movie Finding Neverland" but...
J. M. Barrie, Victorian novelist, playwright, and author of Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, led a life almost as magical and interesting as as his famous creation. Childless in his marriage, Barrie grew close to the five young boys of the Llewelyn Davies family, ultimately becoming their guardian and devoted surrogate father when they were orphaned. Andrew Birkin draws extensively on a...
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- Pages: 344 pages
- ISBN: 9780300098228 / 300098227
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This very academic biography is touted as the "story behind the movie Finding Neverland" but it quickly becomes clear that the movie (not surprisingly really) is a highly romanticized version of the truth. Indeed, several key plot points in the movie prove to be patently untrue to life even if the movie is true in "essence." The biography... I never thought that reading his biography would turn out as pleasant as it was (although the things that Barrie went through in his life weren't always that pleasant ...). Even though Barrie was often seen as a serious and even weird persona, he was pretty damn hilarious in my opinion.Birkin used a very easy writing style to take the... THis is a very interesting book about the background to the play and later book "Peter Pan". J. M. Barrie had a lot of sadness in his life and also happiness and this book shows where a lot of both came from. This book was originally written as a script for a BBC miniseries (which is a tearjerker) and has since been updated and expanded....
