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Loading... The Rosemary Tree (original 1956; edition 2012)by Elizabeth Goudge (Author)
Work InformationThe Rosemary Tree by Elizabeth Goudge (1956)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A meditative book on fresh beginnings. I suspect that Elizabeth Goodge was writing "magic realism" long before the term was coined. Here there is perhaps a little too much of the magic/spiritual element, which does make the story somewhat slow, however if you perservere there's a quiet story of broken people finding healing - in part thanks to the catalyst of two people whose arrival sets off a chain reaction of self awareness and healing in a quiet English village. Not perhaps her best - I'd recommend starting with one of her other books (The Elliots series, or The Little White Horse), but still plenty of food for thought. I realised I hadn't read this one when I discovered that this book had be plagiarised (almost word for word) as the Indian novel "Crane's Morning", ending in the tragic suicide of the plagiariser - which makes me wonder if they understood any of the message of this book... ( ) A relaxing book from the late 1950s revolving around a delightfully vague vicar and his wife. Lovely word pictures of each individual are drawn, with a clear understanding of temperament differences and high sensitivity. A bit long-winded and over-descriptive in places, but overall extremely enjoyable. I liked it even more the second time I read it; this is not a book to read quickly, but one to savour. Excellent characterisation, lovely places, gentle Christian themes. no reviews | add a review
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Michael Stone was once a famous author. That was before he went to prison. Now, recently released, Michael needs a new beginning. Weighed down by failure and despair, the town of Silverbridge seems too offer him a quiet, rural escape from the past. Kind, gentle vicar John Wentworth takes Michael under his wing, and introduces him to his family and friends. At the vicarage, John's inexplicably discontented wife Daphne brings up their daughters. Bedridden Harriet, John's former nanny, deals impatiently with a world to which she cannot actively participate. At the family home, Belmaray, Aunt Maria is burdened by the worry of a failing estate. And at the grim little town school is fiery teacher Mary O'Hara, determined to foster change. A story of courage and community, set in the beautiful Devonshire countryside. No library descriptions found.
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