{"product_id":"national-velvet","title":"National Velvet","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy.\" — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Humorous, charming, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNational Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a little masterpiece.\" — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Put on your not-to-be-missed list.\" — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with \"Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!\" The answer to fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown's plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences—exactly the sort of horse that could win the world's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRichly atmospheric of rural English life between the World Wars, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNational Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e has enchanted generations of readers since its 1935 debut. The heroine's grit and determination, backed by the support of her eccentric and loving family, offer an inspiring example of the struggles and rewards of following a dream.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Enid Bagnold","offers":[{"title":"Dover Children's Evergreen Classics | Paperback | 1\/16\/19","offer_id":44216157307135,"sku":"9780486828824","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/9780486828824_bf1e9.jpg?v=1632079326","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/national-velvet","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}