The Blessington Dolls: A time when dolls looked much frillier
Evelyn Winters
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, March 19, 2017)
Suitable for ages 8-10. Every little Chester girl has to own a Blessington Doll! Leonard Blessington, owner of the doll shop on Lower Bridge Street, is about to darn something beyond brilliant after a visit from a man in an old claret coat looking like Santa on a bad day. But by exhibiting the dolls unusual abilities in the Ye Olde Kings Head, the craftsman catches the attention of the locals and news spreads of money to be made. Now, every unscrupulous man and woman in Chester and eventually the whole country want a piece of the fabric!