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by Brian Hall

Like most biographies, Brian Hall's account of his daughter Madeleine begins at her birth. But unlike most biographies, it concludes with her third birthday. Along the way, it describes her intriguing transition from infant solipsism through toddler self-absorption to a small person's sociability. With his trademark subtle humor and novelist's eye for the telling detail, Hall recounts her first laugh, first words, first tantrum, and brings it all to life from the inside out. By speculating on his daughter's perceptions as she grows, Hall gives us insights into the evolution of language, attachments and separations, and a youngster's curiosity and fear. What emerges is a portrait of growing consciousness in action a universal voyage whose every revelation and frustration is captured with stunning detail and intimacy.

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The perceptive and beguiling tale of a young girl's development as only her father can see it Chosen as one of the 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years by Slate

Like most biographies, Brian Hall's charming account of his daughter Madeleine begins at her birth. But unlike most biographies, it concludes with her third birthday. Along the way, it describes Madeleine's intriguing transition from infant solipsism through toddler self-absorption to a small person's sociability. Drawing on the same subtle humor and eye for detail that imbued I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company, his acclaimed novel of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Hall gives us a look at Madeleine's milestones: her first laugh, first words, first tantrum, and brings it all to life from the inside out. By speculating on his daughter's perceptions and experience as she grows, Hall gives us candid and informed insights into the evolution of language, attachments and separations, and a youngster's curiosity and fear. What emerges is a portrait of growing consciousness in action, a universal voyage whose every revelation and frustration is captured with stunning detail and intimacy.

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WE KNEW almost nothing about her before she was born, not even her sex, so we must have referred to her as "it," although I can't imagine that now.

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Title Madeleine's World: A Biography of a Three-Year-Old
Author Brian Hall
Binding Paperback
Pages 262
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date July 29, 2004
ISBN 9780142004487 / 0142004480
Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.61 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 1.55 cm)
Ages 18 to UP years
Grade levels 13 - UP
Library of Congress subjects Child development, Toddlers
Library of Congress Catalog Number 97022293
Dewey Decimal Code B

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Hall succeeds dazzlingly at making his daughter and the toddler sensibility come alive. (Los Angeles Times)Guaranteed to renew your sense of wonder whether or not there's a young child in your life. (New York Newsday)

About the author

Brian Hall is the author of the novels I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company, Fall of Frost, and The Saskiad, in addition to three works of nonfiction. His journalism has appeared in publications such as Time, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

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