All The Ingredients For The Story of One of My Favorite Toys
Synopsis:
“When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what she’s setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment to catch up.
In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth’s vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything.
As Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels—head engineer Jack Ryan who hides his deepest secrets behind his genius and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein, whose hopes and dreams rest on the success of Barbie’s fashion—she knows they’re working against a ticking clock to get this wild idea off the ground.
In the decades to come—through soaring heights and devastating personal lows, public scandals and private tensions— each of them will have to decide how tightly to hold on to their creation. Because Barbie has never been just a doll—she’s a legacy.” (amazon.com)
My Thoughts:
I liked the story of how Barbie came to be. The story is told from multiple points of view: Ruth and Elliot Handler, Jack Ryan, Charlotte Johnson, and Stevie Klein. One observation from reading many of Renee’s novels. She loves to create a fictional character to help progress the story. It is often like being a cook in the kitchen and having all the ingredients, but one is a special ingredient. I thought that once Stevie was introduced into the story, the pacing picked up and made for a more enjoyable read. Renee Rosen’s novels are all written well. I can’t wait to see where she goes next!
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