{"product_id":"watership-down","title":"Watership Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Adams' timeless classic, the tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world--now in a gorgeous new package designed for the modern reader.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Ingram Advance 10\/01\/2005 pg. 129 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Newsweek 04\/28\/2008 pg. 14 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Newsweek 12\/08\/2008 pg. 14 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Children's Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Fiction Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Middle\/Jr. High Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Senior High Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780743277709, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Children's Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780684836058, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Fiction Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780684836058, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Middle\/Jr. High Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780684836058, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Senior High Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780684836058, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Booklist 12\/15\/1997 pg. 695 (EAN 9780027000306, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Booklist 12\/15\/1997 pg. 695 (EAN 9780380002931, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Booklist 01\/01\/2001 pg. 976 (EAN 9780380002931, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Audio File 08\/01\/2011 pg. 35 (EAN 9781441737496, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eAdams, Richard\u003cbr\u003e Richard 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMiller, Madeline\u003cbr\u003e Madeline 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67574019555554,"sku":"9780743277709","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9780743277709.jpg?v=1790816813","url":"https:\/\/rainierbooks.com\/products\/watership-down","provider":"Rainier Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}