When this meek and tortured woman finally broke the bonds of her overbearing parents and the crippling shyness they bequeathed her, she found love - only for it to be cruelly snatched away and darkness restored.īorn on July 28, 1866, Helen Beatrix Potter was, on the face of it, a golden child. For the woman who created this immortal paradise and illustrated each tiny being with such intricate care was, in fact, a prisoner of her privileged upbringing. Now a new film, starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, to be released in January, will reveal the bleak reality of Beatrix Potter's life. The timeless tales of their tumbles and scrapes hopped effortlessly from the staid nurseries of Edwardian England to fill the imagination of the nation's wartime children, and now delight modern-day youngsters in equal measure.īut behind the uninhibited exuberance of these joyful creatures, cosy in their blissful idyll of lilly pads, molehills and mossy lairs, lies a tragic story of love lost and happiness thwarted. Who can forget Peter Rabbit, chased through the cabbage patch in his blue coat by angry Mr McGregor? The name Beatrix Potter will forever conjure up the magical characters of childhood: Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny, Miss Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck and the rest. Beatrix Potter's tales brought joy to millions but her own childhood was destroyed by cruel parents and her one true love killed on the eve of their wedding:
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