{"product_id":"watership-down-9780743277709","title":"Watership Down","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow with a new introduction by Madeline Miller, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCirce.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 50th anniversary edition of Richard Adam's timeless classic, the tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world--\"a classic yarn of discovery and struggle\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, \u003ci\u003eWatership Down \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey from their native Sandleford Warren, through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, and toward the dream of a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spellbinding...Marvelous...A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit and derring-do.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Adams (1920-2016) was educated at Bradfield College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in 1948 joined the civil service. In the mid-1960s he completed his first novel, \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he struggled for several years to find a publisher. It was eventually awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction for 1972. He would go on to publish several more books, including \u003ci\u003eShardik\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales from Watership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plague Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in a Swing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMadeline Miller is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Women's Prize for Fiction 2012, and \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019. Her books have been translated into over thirty-two languages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575257305362,"sku":"9780743277709","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5be37d94-b46e-4699-a23d-b86a3503c86a.jpg?v=1731978987","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/watership-down-9780743277709","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}