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The White Witch
The White Witch is a historical novel about the English Civil War(s) of the 17th century. It is surely one of Elizabeth Goudge’s best works, capturing not only the political conflict of Puritan…
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The Little White Horse
I thought I had set Elizabeth Goudge aside for awhile, but when I found myself with unusually long periods of uninterrupted reading time over the weekend, I picked up The Little White Horse…
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The Joy of the Snow
Elizabeth Goudge’s autobiography leaves me with mixed feelings. In the first half, I was enthusiastic. She is witty and self-deprecating, and I felt that my expectation that I would like this writer personally…
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The Bird in the Tree
“I think a woman’s history is very often like those old romances you laugh at,” says Lady Lucilla Eliot. “You may laugh at them but they were truer to life than many of…
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The Dean’s Watch
The Dean’s Watch is my second novel by Elizabeth Goudge. Its subject is the life of a community in a hilltop city (based on Ely) overlooking the fen country of England. The watch…
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The Scent of Water
The Scent of Water (1963) is, as the back cover promises, an enchanting book. How have I lived this long without ever even hearing of Elizabeth Goudge? Now that I have an acquaintance…