Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #256446 in Books
• Published on: 1986-05-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

A simple and oddly spiritual story of love and redemption.
This charming love story is set against the colorful atmosphere of a travelling carnival, where things are not always what they seem. Mouche, a young girl orphaned after the second world war, has given up all hope of surviving on the streets of Paris. On her way to throw herself into the Seine, she passes a puppet booth, is stopped and then adopted by the troupe of rather life-like pupetts, who almost magically bring her back to the living world. But behind the curtains of the booth, the dark puppeteer, is a corrupted and bitter man who has much to learn from his own creations.

This lesser known work was the inspiration for the film, "Lili" starring Leslie Caron, and the broadway musical, "Carnival." Both pale in comparison to the original.

Love of Seven Dolls
this is such a beautiful and beautifully written book of the power of love and its ability to conquer all - an absolute treat!

Why hasn't everybody read this book?
Such a little book, but utterly magical: Read it and you'll never forget it. I have to keep buying new copies to replace the ones I've "lent" to friends & never get back...