{"product_id":"9780007227853","title":"Roverandom","description":"\u003cp\u003eTolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R.Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years. Now, many years on, the adventures of Rover – or, for reasons that become clear in the story, ‘Roverandom’ – are performed by Sir Derek Jacobi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien, the classic Sunday Times bestselling author, weaves a tale of magic and adventure in Roverandom. This top fiction book is a testament to Tolkien's mastery in the fantasy genre, as he brings to life the story of a toy dog's quest for transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Andrzej Sapkowski (The Lady of the Lake), Frank Herbert (Dune), John Howe (A Middle-earth Traveller) and Robert Jordan (The Path Of Daggers).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J R R Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889125740693,"sku":"9780007227853","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007227853_c273e435-b578-4721-918f-60bcc8f732bd.jpg?v=1776888156","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007227853","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}