disappeared_place birth_place other_names nationality disappeared_date parents birth_date notable_works spouse image article_title name occupation
brookline , massachusetts , u.s. hanover , new hampshire , u.s. barbara rogers american 1939 12 7 1914 3 4 wilson follett helen follett 14 march 1914 '' '' the voyage of the norman d. '' -lrb- 1928 the -rrb- house without windows '' -lrb- 1927 -rrb- nickerson rogers 1933 1939 barbara newhall follet.jpg barbara newhall follett
 barbara newhall follett novelist
barbara newhall follett

barbara newhall follett -lrb- march 4 , 1914 -- disappeared december 7 , 1939 -rrb- was an american child prodigy novelist .
her first novel , `` the house without windows '' , was published in january , 1927 , when she was twelve years old .
her next novel , `` the voyage of the norman d. '' , received critical acclaim when she was fourteen .
in december 1939 , aged 25 , she reportedly became depressed with her marriage and walked out of her apartment with just thirty dollars .
she was never seen again .
