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The Enchanted Places
von Christopher Milne

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Growing up sometimes means growing apart

Growing up knowing the stories of Christopher Robin and his bear and knowing they both have real-life role-models, one can’t help but wonder what Christopher Robin grew up to be. Did Edward Bear, did Winnie-The-Pooh stay a part of his life? Has he, perhaps, kept the original toys and did his children play with them?

The answer – which may at first sound sad for a Pooh-fan – is No. Today the original toys can be visited at the New York Public Library, far away from Sussex, and Christopher (Robin) Milne, in fact, was rather glad than sad to live a life without his dear companion from childhood.

Some kind of explanation for this and what filled his life instead Christopher Milne shares with us in his three-parted biography.

In ‚The Enchanted Places’ we are taken to the time in which the Pooh books were written. C. M. shares with us memories of the ‚real’ places, of his experiences with his alter ego Christopher Robin and of the relationships with his parents and with his dear Nanny. The often very funny anecdotes draw a romantic picture of this period but they are also tinged with a certain silent sadness surrounding the shy small boy. This book is a kind of farewell from C. M. to Pooh, and also a farewell from C. R. to all his fans. It teaches us to, or rather asks us to distinguish between real life and fiction. A lesson grown-up life holds for everybody.

A must-read for any Pooh-Fan!