Her imagination and her talent for painting were Miss Potter's only escape from her restricted routine. But then publication of her children's book propelled her into a new world, where for the first time she experienced success, independence and, most unexpected of all, love.

Richard Maltby, Jr first wrote Miss Potter as a filmscript, which has now been made into a major motion picture starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. For the novel the author expanded the plot-line of the script, blending historical fact with imaginative interpretation to tell the moving story of a remarkable woman's journey to love and fulfilment.