Squid Ink reads a most diverse list of books. This week it’s Watership Down by Richard Adams. It’s one of my favourite books from my childhood. I love it still despite weeping every time I read it.

It’s the story of some rabbits who decide to leave their warren and strike out on their own. They have a leader, a dreamer and someone who’s learned to fight. On the way they meet other rabbits who have a different lifestyle and eventually find their way to a place they can call their own. The story doesn’t end there though as they have to find female rabbits if they’re to survive and they find some caged rabbits, let them free and take them back to their warren. It’s a heartwarming story and one I recommend. There is violence and death though, so it’s not for a young child, I’d probably pitch it to ten years and above.