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The baby doll and the teddy bear had been placed side by side on the unmade bed. The doll was wearing a tattered dress, once pink, but with grass and mud stains which Ruth’s washing had failed to remove. She had bright red cheeks and oversized red lips coloured in with felt tip pen, and a green squiggle on her forehead. One arm hung loose, half torn from her body. Her hair was an uneven short frizz with blackened ends, as if burnt. One eye was jammed shut...
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The Doll started from an exercise to explore a character through their possessions. This is Courtney's doll, and her scorched hair and felt tip pen lips give us some insight into Courtney's life so far - a life which is about to change.
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