The Herb of Grace: Book Two of The Eliot Chronicles
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Herb of Grace: Book Two of The Eliot Chronicles
By (Author) Elizabeth Goudge
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
29th August 2017
29th June 2017
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
823.912
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 32mm
352g
Description
Still tormented by the failure of her love affair with David Eliot, Nadine has misgivings about bringing her family to the enchanting old inn that is so near to the Eliot family home. But as the tranquil Hampshire countryside weaves its spell, all players in the drama come to discover a measure of peace and contentment.
Reviews
a charming and appealing story of the disentanglement of tangled lives. - Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge was born on April 24th 1900 in Wells, Somerset, where her father was Principal of Wells Theological College. Although she had privately intended writing as a career, her parents insisted she taught handicrafts in Oxford. She began writing in her spare time and her first novel ISLAND MAGIC, set in Guernsey, was a great success here and in America. GREEN DOLPHIN COUNTRY (1944) projected her to fame, netting a Literary Guild Award and a special prize of 30,000 from Louis B. Mayer of MGM before being filmed.
In her later years Elizabeth Goudge settled in Henley-on-Thames. She died on April 1st, 1984.