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About the Book

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh"

For the 100th anniversary of the publication of WINNIE-THE-POOH, Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne.

SOMEWHERE, A BOY AND A BEAR tells the remarkable story of A. A. Milne, a playwright, a bestselling crime writer, a poet, a polemicist, a humorist, and the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh.

Gyles Brandreth explores Winnie-the-Pooh, a bear beloved by millions: his genesis, his life across a hundred years, his special philosophy, and the reasons for his worldwide popularity. Brandreth’s book is also the intimate biography of three generations of the fascinating and troubled Milne family, which knew fame and fortune, despising both for a time, but a family that ultimately found a profound reason to be grateful for the riches Pooh brought them.

With an extraordinary cast list that includes Elizabeth II and Walt Disney, SOMEWHERE, A BOY AND A BEAR moves from idyllic childhood games in the English countryside to New York in the 1930s and the love affairs, litigation and heartrending family rifts that touched the life of one of Britain's most brilliant writers and his most famous creation.

Audiobook available, read by Gyles Brandreth

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh"
by Gyles Brandreth

  • Publication Date: December 2, 2025
  • Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • ISBN-10: 1250429900
  • ISBN-13: 9781250429902