{"product_id":"beatrix-potter-a-life-in-nature-paperback","title":"Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Lear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Rebanks\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this now classic biography, reissued in a new edition for the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePotter found freedom from her conventional Victorian upbringing in the countryside. Nature inspired her imagination as an artist and scientific illustrator, but \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e brought her fame, financial success, and the promise of happiness when she fell in love with her editor Norman Warne. After his tragic and untimely death, Potter embraced a new life as the owner of Hill Top Farm in the English Lake District and a second chance at happiness. As a visionary landowner, successful farmer and sheep-breeder, she was able to preserve the landscape that had inspired her art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeatrix Potter: A Life in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a lively, independent, and passionate woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside. This anniversary edition is complete with a brand new foreword by James Rebanks, the Lake District shepherd and social media sensation who chronicles his world on Twitter and in his wonderful book, \"A Shepherd's Life\".\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn environmental historian and biographer, Linda Lear is the author of the prize-winning study, \u003ci\u003eRachel Carson: Witness for Nature\u003c\/i\u003e. A natural history enthusiast and a collector of botanical art, she and her husband tend gardens in Bethesda, MD and Charleston, SC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Rebanks is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd's Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the Herdwick Shepherd, whose account of shepherding has a strong following on Twitter. His family have farmed in the same area for six hundred years.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44804420304998,"sku":"9781250094193","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/U2ZJdzBZd2JkUW8vUUZ4UjE5VHFXUT09.webp?v=1771393953","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/beatrix-potter-a-life-in-nature-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}