Watership Down: A Novel [Paperback]

Richard 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.

A worldwide bestseller for over thirty years,Watership Downis 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.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,Watership Down, 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, includingShardik,Tales from Watership Down,Maia,The Plague Dogs, andThe Girl in a Swing.

Madeline Miller is the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Women’s Prize for Fiction 2012, andCirce, which was short-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019. Her books have been translated into over thirty-two languages.This reading group guide forWatership Downincludes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoymenl3&