| |  | Author: Linda Lear
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1263209
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.7
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
ASIN: B00150D678
Publication Date: January 9, 2007
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A Remarkable Biography April 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll have to admit that it took the movie Miss Potter to stir my interest in Beatrix Potter; once stirred however, I discovered that Miss Potter was truly a remarkable women. This book displays in a very well written manner the many facets of a life that went far beyond Peter Rabbit. My wife read it first, raved about it, and then turned it over to me. It didn't take long to see the source of her enthusiasm. The book gives a carefully documented look into the life of a young women in England during the first part of the 20th century.
Miss Potter was a most extraordinary young woman to say the least. The obstacles she had to overcome proved her to be a woman of great imagination and courage; her determination to be her own person, in spite of the societal challenges she faced shaped her into a woman of depth and devotion to her dreams and visions.
Over the course of her life, Beatrix Potter lived two greatly different lifestyles. First as an author and finally as a farmer; fortunately for her, her first life as an author helped her accomplish the dream of her second life, as Mrs. William Heelis, in the gift of thousands of acres of land in the English Lake District to the National Trust to be preserved for the people of England.
I would encourage all who have enjoyed Peter Rabbit to find out more about the exceptional woman who started it all.
This book is a worthy addition to anyone's library.
My new role model October 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a writer and illustrator of children's books. After reading Linda Lear's masterful biography of Beatrix Potter, I have a new role model, Beatrix Potter.I'm inspired by her devotion to her art, her spunky determination against many obstacles, and of course, her exceptional talent. Her interaction with her publisher was very familiar to me, and encouraging.
I'll read this book again soon. Thank you, Ms. Lear. You, too, are an exceptional craftsman of your art.
 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature June 2, 2007
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
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Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature May 11, 2007
Enjoyable read. Interesting woman. Although she is perhaps best known as the author of the the children's book "Peter Rabbit" Beatrix Potter, the woman, lead a full and useful life that was dedicated to preserving nature. This book tells the story of Beatrix Potter's life from the beginning, tracing her family's lineage, and ends with her death. If you're interested in learning more about Beatrix Potter beyond her image as the author and designer of childrens toys and wall paper, buy this book.
Book for guys. April 4, 2007
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
My wife bought the book and I picked it up by mistake, not intending to read a biography of the woman who gave us Peter Rabbit -and certainly not of Mrs.Tiggy-Winkle--of whom I have never heard (but Google had, a lot). I persevered, however, and soon got caught up in an eye-level account of the customs and mores of life in rural England, Scotland and Wales. I envy Potter her tough life-long struggle with her sheep, her neighbors and fellow farmers and her cottage. She lived among people she admired and respected and in a place she loved and thought was the most beautiful on earth. Buy this book for your wife, but read it first yourself.
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