{"product_id":"9780241582541","title":"Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear : A Biography of A. A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Brandreth, Gyles \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 September 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Michael Joseph Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e240 x 164 x 41 | 678g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Gyles Brandreth comes the remarkable life of A.A. Milne and the bear who captured millions of hearts...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful Christmas gift for lovers of timeless tales and the magic of storytelling!‘Gyles Brandreth has a touching access to the secrets of the human heart’ The Times--‘Whatever subject an author chooses or has chosen for him, he reveals no secret but the secret of himself’ A A MilneWhen Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in print on Christmas Eve 1925, his creator had no idea that this bear, and the fellow inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, would go on to capture the imaginations of people of all ages all over the world for the next hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new biography Gyles Brandreth tells the remarkable story of A A Milne – and of the ‘bear of very little brain’ who went on to become a global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his friendship with Milne’s son, the real Christopher Robin, Gyles Brandreth has produced a revealing and intimate portrait of a prolific author whose legacy came to be defined by his most famous creation, and of the divided Milne family who for many years had a conflicted relationship with the iconic bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a man, a boy and a bear – but it is also a gripping family drama, and a fascinating exploration of the complicated nature of growing up, and the impossible longing for a return to the enchanted places of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52344894882128,"sku":"9780241582541","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780241582541_f0d98842-06d9-4735-ae6b-9459682afa5f.jpg?v=1765989740","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241582541","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}