{"product_id":"2940169861785","title":"Over the Hills and Far Away: The Life of Beatrix Potter","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's bestselling, most cherished authors of children's literature whose books have enchanted generations for over a hundred years. Yet how she achieved this legendary status is just one of several stories of her remarkable and surprising life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by her twenty-three \"tales,\" Matthew Dennison takes a selection of quotations from Potter's stories and uses them to explore her multifaceted life and character: repressed Victorian daughter; thwarted lover; artistic genius; formidable countrywoman. They chart her transformation from a young girl with a love of animals and fairy tales into a bestselling author and canny businesswoman, so deeply unusual for the Victorian era in which she grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis biography will delight anyone who has been touched by Beatrix Potter's work and especially for fans of her children's literature who want to know the real-life animals behind Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and of course, Peter Rabbit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150417084656,"sku":"2940169861785","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169861785_p0.jpg?v=1769901617","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169861785","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}