{"product_id":"enchanted-place-book-jonathan-stedall-9781912480463","title":"An Enchanted Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinnie the Pooh as you've never imagined him - reincarnated as a human being, as Bertie; still writing poetry, still fond of honey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiglet has become Peggy, Bertie's timid neighbor who sees danger round every corner. Initially intimidated by a newcomer to the village, a flamboyant actor known as Bouncer, might she eventually find in him someone to whom she can confide?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBouncer lodges with Sheila, a single Mum from Australia with an obsessive devotion to her small son, Joey, and with a tendency to call a wallaby a bloody wallaby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNone of them, however, are remotely aware of their 'past lives, ' not even the learned Professor who lives alone at The Cedars and chairs the local History Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of them live in the village of Hartfield - the former home of A.A.Milne - on the edge of the Ashdown Forest. So, too, does Bunny - no longer a rabbit, but the formidable and optimistic organizer of an Action Group to fight a proposed bypass across their beloved forest. Only the retired Major, a gloomy recluse who lives alone in a rundown cottage on the edge of the village, thinks that their protests are doomed to failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the saga unfolds, these members of Bunny's Action Group begin to learn a lot more, not only about conservation, politics and ecology, but also about one another. And each of them, in their own way, also begin to make a connection to Bertie's interest in what he calls 'a bigger picture.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile could a very small inhabitant of the forest itself become a surprising ally?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderpinning the 'not in our backyard' story is the question of 'progress' versus the need for a human scale and a gentler pace to life, while protecting a unique, beloved, ancient woodland. The book touches lightly on the themes of life, death, nature, the human spirit and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a BAFTA-winning filmmaker, Jonathan Stedall writes from a deep awareness of our interconnectedness with nature and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49548228526353,"sku":"GOR012534271","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49739617141009,"sku":"NGR9781912480463","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53217323647249,"sku":"GOR014811078","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1912480468.jpg?v=1751347152","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/enchanted-place-book-jonathan-stedall-9781912480463","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}