Collectors know Wendy Lawton as a doll maker, but she's spent many years crafting words as well. A much-published writer of magazine articles, Lawton 's very first middle grade juvenile fiction series was released from Moody Press (Chicago) in April 2002. Wendy Lawton's mission statement has long been "To tell stories with porcelain and paint pictures with words." In Daughters of the Faith, she deftly combines art with the written word. "Mary Bunyan and Harriet Tubman, the real life girls who've formed the centerpiece of these stories, come alive as dolls," says Wendy Lawton. "I'm excited about telling their stories in both porcelain and words." To order the books corresponding with each doll, visit the Daughter's of Faith© Book Series section of Wendy’s writing Web site. Doll: 14” Porcelain head and hands on a hand-carved, spring-jointed wooden body Edition Limited to 250 dolls Retail $795.00 This faithful depiction of Mary Chilton, a young passenger on the Mayflower—and the main character of Wendy Lawton’s newest book, —brings history to life in this historically accurate 14” wood and porcelain doll, sculpted and designed by Wendy Lawton. Autographed book, barrel and oilcloth-covered bundle included. Mary Chilton was 13-years old when the Mayflower left England to set sail for the New World. The book tells of her yearning to belong—to finally find a home. “In sculpting Mary, I tried to infuse that same yearning into her face,” says Lawton. “C. S. Lewis called that yearning, sehnsucht. He characterized it as an almost inconsolable longing for a time or place. Lewis came to understand that it was actually a yearning for God. Mary learned the same lesson. The 14" doll has a porcelain head and hands on a hand carved spring-jointed wooden body and sits atop a seaworthy wooden barrel holding her sister's oilcloth-wrapped gift. She has soft blond curls of fine mohair. Her clothes are historically authentic right down to the leather waistcoat. “People picture the Pilgrims in the black and white costumes usually depicted,” says Lawton, “But historical fashion scholars have proven that their clothes were often colorful and resembled Dutch and English yeomen clothing of the day.” An autographed copy of the book is included. I read this book start to finish in one setting. I just couldn't put it down. Wendy Lawton's many talents amaze me daily. Ta ma'ra Mgr