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OutsmartYourShelf
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Panpan

A look at the lives of J.M. Barrie & neighbours, the Llewelyn Davies family, whose five boys were instrumental in the development of the story of Peter Pan - especially Michael, their fourth son, on whom the main character was based. At first the friendships were thought to be of little concern but eventually Arthur Llewelyn Davies moved his family out of London to get away from Barrie's influence. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf In this he was thwarted by his wife who facilitated Barrie's involvement. Unlike Peter Pan, Michael did indeed grow up, & as he did so he tried to break free of Barrie's influence, but only managed to do so in death. Accident or suicide? We will probably never know.

If events happened as they are laid out here, Barrie's presence was a wedge between the boys' parents, Sylvia & Arthur, who grew apart just before Arthur's tragic death of cancer at
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OutsmartYourShelf a relatively young age, & Barrie's continued influence fractured this family from within. Even after reading this, I'm still unsure as to whether it could be termed emotional abuse, but the dynamic between Michael & Barrie became unhealthy for both of them.

Even with this darkness at the heart of one of our best-loved children's story, there were points when my attention wandered.
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OutsmartYourShelf The writing style is quite rambling & the narrative sometimes went off on tangents instead of sticking to the main point. I found it a bit confusing at times, but I hadn't known about the link between the Llewelyn Davies family & the du Mauriers before reading this. 2⭐

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4292906405
Read 1st-4th May 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Interesting and heartbreaking 💔 Reminds me of Lewis Carroll and his interest in Alice Liddell 2w
Andrew65 An interesting scenario, but a shame the book wasn‘t better. 2w
DieAReader 🎉👋🏻 #Next 2w
OutsmartYourShelf @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Indeed! That comparison was also mentioned in the book. 2w
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AroundTheBookWorld
Unhooked | Lisa Maxwell
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AroundTheBookWorld
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter‘s mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
#PeterPan #JMBarrie #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookbag #bookbags #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookbackpack #bookbackpacks #bookblog #bookblogs #bookblogger #bookbloggers #booknerd #Fantasy #Fiction #Childrens #Classics #Adventure #YoungAdult #MiddleGrade #Audiobook #FairyTales 📚

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AroundTheBookWorld
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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AroundTheBookWorld
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Peter was once a normal child, but he ran away to Neverland so he would never have to grow up and die. He used to visit his own mother's window and listen to stories, but after she shut it on him, he started visiting others. He takes the Darling children on adventures and saves them from pirates.
#PeterPan #JMBarrie #book #books #bookshelf #bookshelves #Classics #Fantasy #Fiction #Childrens #Adventure #YoungAdult #MiddleGrade #Audiobook ⏰🏴‍☠️🐊🩵

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VioletMoonBooks
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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BeeMagical Love this😂 2y
SamAnne Becoming part of my daily lexicon. 2y
SamAnne My partner and I are opening a beer/wine bar— hoping to have bookish events. Maybe we call it the Latibule Lounge.😀😀😀 (edited) 2y
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VioletMoonBooks
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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JuliaTheBookNerd
The Secret Garden & A Little Princess | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Shelf 17/21 on my #BookshelfTour

I couldn‘t decide between A Little Princess and The Secret garden as my favorite for this shelf so I chose them both 😊

#FrancesHodgsonBurnett #RobertLouisStevenson #ArtSpiegelman #GregIles #JohnSteinbeck #EmilyDickinson #GaryPaulson #RudyardKipling #ToniMorrison #BramStoker #HGWells #JMBarrie #LFrankBaum #JaneAusten #DanielDefoe #JohnGrisham #KurtVonnegut

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

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VioletMoonBooks
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter‘s mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
#PeterPan #JMBarrie #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookbackpack #bookbackpacks #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookblog #bookblogger #booknerd #booknerds #booknerdsunite #booknerdy #booknook #booknation #nerd #nerds #nerdsunite #nerdy #Classics #Fantasy #Fiction #Childrens #Adventure 💓

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Max5968
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Been enjoying listening to this while eating dinner. #PeterPan #JMBarrie #WendyDarling #DarlingChildren #audiobooks