The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow by Opal Whiteley

Wistful, funny, and wise, it was described by an admirer as 'the revelation of the.life of a feminine Peter Pan of the Oregon wilderness - so innocent, so intimate, so haunting, that I should not know where in all literature to look for a counterpart.' But the diary soon fell into disgrace. Opal's childhood diary, published in 1920, became an immediate bestseller, one of the most talked-about books of its time. Long before environmental consciousness became popular, a young nature writer named Opal Whiteley captured America's heart.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. His biography of Opal that accompanies the diary provides fascinating proof that the document is indeed authentic-the work of a magically gifted child, America's forgotten interpreter of nature. Condemning it as an adult-written hoax, skeptics stirred a scandal that drove the book into obscurity and shattered the frail spirit of its author.ĭiscovering the diary by chance, bestselling author Benjamin Hoff set out to solve the longstanding mystery of its origin. life of a feminine Peter Pan of the Oregon wilderness-so innocent, so intimate, so haunting, that I should not know where in all literature to look for a counterpart.'īut the diary soon fell into disgrace. Wistful, funny, and wise, it was described by an admirer as 'the revelation of the. Opal's childhood diary, published in 1902, became an immediate bestseller, one of the most talked-about books of its time. Long before environmental consciousness became popular, a young nature writer named Opal Whitely captured America's heart.

The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow by Opal Whiteley