In this compelling novel, Wendy Darling's life before she meets Peter Pan is explored. Recreating the fascinating world of the privileged class of the early 20th century, Wallace uses one girl's story to expose the cruelty and hypocrisy behind the glittering facade.
Wendy's imagination never runs away from her -- it flies. Wendy Darling is not the perfect girl her parents would like her to be. Intrepid, outspoken, and willful, she's always getting into trouble. One evening, confined to the nursery by her horrible nanny, she sneaks out to...