{"product_id":"9781405287500","title":"National Velvet by Enid Bagnold","description":"The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl’s belief in a horse.\u003cp\u003e  ‘Velvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it … I never seen such a creature on a horse.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he’s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he’ll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘My childhood dreams were based on this book – it was the only place I’d ever seen them come true’ Clare Balding\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 352 pages","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44335100231907,"sku":"9781405287500","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781405287500_a06687ed-9ef6-4fa9-b8d0-5800c39187c3.jpg?v=1716518310","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781405287500","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}