The Bird in the Tree [Paperback]

Elizabeth Goudge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2008

The Eliot family trilogy, Elizabeth Goudge's personal favorite among her creations, centers on the warm and wise presence of matriarch Lucilla Eliot and the sheltering spirit of her home, Damerosehay. In the first book, The Bird in the Tree (1940), beautiful and strong-willed Nadine is torn between passion and duty when she must choose between two Eliot brothers. [Also available in this series: The Herb of Grace (Book Two), and The Heart of the Family (Book Three).]

Editorial Reviews

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'Genuine discernment and poignancy' -- The Sunday Times 'Lively and charming' -- The Observer 'Leaves the reader with a warm glow in the emotions' -- TES --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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8 1.5-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (July 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1438240651
• ISBN-13: 978-1438240657
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,086,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maeve Binchy meets CS Lewis, February 1, 2009

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Bozemaniac - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bird in the Tree (The Eliot Chronicles) (Paperback)

What a remarkable writer Goudge is. Lyrical descriptions; deep insight into the dreams and motivations of people: she helps us see ourselves at our best, and then shows us people who achieve good and loving things without making them seem heroic.
And she's a great story-teller. This is not hard, gritty fiction; it is lovingly written, with characters we come to care about, deeply. The depth of her soul and her sense of values shine in her writing. She shows us a world that is filled with beauty and glory, and then shows us that this is our world, if we have eyes to see.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A feast of visual imagery, September 2, 2001

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sandy (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bird in the Tree (Hardcover)

Ingenious, insightful, creative, clever....A feast of visual imagery. This author is amazing. It should be required for high school reading to study similes, descriptive comparisons, etc. All married people should read this book. The values of tradition, faithfulness, reliability, respect, trust...all come forth in the most colorful arrangement. I heard it on tape first. Would love to have a copy of the book to highlight the clever narratives.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A feast of visual imagery, September 2, 2001

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sandy (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bird In The Tree (Audio Cassette)

A feast of visual imagery. McCadden's narrative is superb. She brings each character to life as if she could throw her voice into young, old, male and female. Hats off to you. Goudge is remarkable. I enjoyed listening in the car driving about. Would love to get a copy in print to highlight the imaginative, colorful, descriptive comparisons, etc.