Broken Dolls by Tyrolin Putty

     Tyrolin Puxty was so kind to deliver to me, all the way from Australia, a copy of this book!  The story kept bringing to mind, the words of Alice from the Wonderland stories, "Curiouser and curiouser..."      

​     This book was totally, unequivocally, masterfully written!  The book deserves 10 specs- I am not kidding!  It was so good! The story is about a small doll, named Ella.  She has no memory of her past; all she wants to do is dance.  She's cared for by a man, known as the professor and lives happily in the attic of his home.

​     It's not until a new doll is added to her peaceful, yet dusty environment that things go awry.  Lisa, the goth doll is angry.  She's emotional, condescending and violent and she knows a truth that can upset everything Ella's ever known.

     This story is 161-pages of adventure!  The ending brings a twist in such a manner that all you can do is rush through the final pages- a bit upset at a character, despondent towards another and terribly sad for one you'd never expected!  I loved it so much- I'll share the story but I won't ever hand the book out for a loan.  This book now holds a special place on my bookshelf, where it will always be bragged upon but never loaned.  You have to read this book.  It's for any aged reader and so imaginative!