Enid Bagnold who died in 1981 is best know for National Velvet and for her play The Chalk Garden both of which were made into movies.
<p>Velvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it … I never seen such a creature on a horse.</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p>‘My childhood dreams were based on this book – it was the only place I’d ever seen them come true’ Clare Balding</p>
