The House Without Windows by Barbara Newhall Follett, illustrated and introduced by Jackie Morris

Many of us fell in love with Jackie Morris’ illustrations through her collaboration with Robert Macfarlane on ‘The Lost Words.’ Here she uses her skills to illustrate a classic work of fiction, one that again reminds us of the beauty and importance of the natural world. Buy your copy today.


The House Without Windows by Barbara Newhall Follett, illustrated and introduced by Jackie Morris
Paperback £7.99

Discover a dazzling lost classic of nature writing and a visionary work of feminist empowerment - written almost a century ago by a twelve-year-old child...

Eepersip is a girl with the wild in her heart. She does not want to live locked up behind the walls of a house. So she runs away - first to the Meadow, then to the Sea, and finally to the Mountain. Her heartbroken parents follow their daughter, trying to bring her home safe, but Eepersip has other ideas...

Republished by Penguin with a new introduction and hand-inked illustrations by beloved artist Jackie Morris, The House Without Windows is a timeless fable about wildness, freedom and the redemptive power of the natural world.

Buy your copy today.

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