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Watership Down

A worldwide bestseller for more than thirty years, Watership Down is 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.

Madeline Miller is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, and Circe, which was short-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-two languages.

What critics have said:

Quite marvelous... A powerful new vision of the great chain of being.
New York Times Book Review
A classic... A great book.
Los Angeles Times
Spellbinding...Marvelous...A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit and derring-do.
Chicago Tribune