About this title: Lucilla has spent a lifetime making the Hampshire estate of Damerosehay a tranquil haven for the Eliot family. When her favourite grandson, David, falls in love with an unsuitable woman Lucilla feels is unsuitable, she sees her most cherished ambitions put at risk. But can she persuade David and Nadine to put duty before love?
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Edition: 1st in this Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Hodder, London
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. Content is clean and bright. The pages are yellowed. The cover is creased to the corners. The spine is bleached by the sun, very sunned. read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Coward-McCann, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. The covers of the book have a little shelf wear. The dust jacket has some shelf wear, a little chipping and some soiling on the inside of the jacket. The covers of the book are green and the endpapers are decorated. This is a novel about love and choices and it is set in 1938. read more
Edition: Large Print-1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ulverscroft, Leicester
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780854566556ISBN:0854566554
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. X-Library with normal flaws....LARGE PRINT.....The hard cover and the jacket has very light shelf wear. Light yellowing to the pages with a little wave..........We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
Description: Good in Good jacket. This Large Print hardback book is in Good condition. X-Library book with associated marks, stamps. Complete and solid. the Dust Jacket has a few chips on the corners, else, complete. the Dust Jacket protector is glued to the inside of the boards. scarce in Large Print. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Coward-McCann
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good. No jacket. Ex library. library binding. Buckram cover shows light fading at the edge. Stamps on the block. Typical library marks inside the covers and on first couple of pages. Second impression 1940. Pages are toned to a light yellow/tan. One page has a 1/2cm closed tear at the top edge. No other faults to book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Coward-Mccann, New York
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Octavo 5.5" x 8.5" Signed. [CC]. 339 pp. Hardcover, bound in boards with dustjacket. Moderate shelf-wear, the jacket price-clipped, spine-faded, and chipped along the edges. Signed byt he author. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Servant Publications, Ann Arbor, MI
Date Published: 1992
Description: Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of very light use: slight spine lean; else only very minimal wear; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 286pp. Hardcover with DJ. Reprint Edition. Not Inscribed or Signed by Author. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: P. F. Collier & Son Corporation
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good in n/a jacket. 8vo. Blue clothbound hardcover with black deco & lettering. Some light rubbing/edgewear to boards, mild discoloration to edgepages, slightly bookish smell within. No jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sceptre
Date Published: 18/07/1996
ISBN-13:9780340638439ISBN:0340638435
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sceptre
Date Published: 18/07/1996
ISBN-13:9780340638439ISBN:0340638435
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sceptre
Date Published: 18/07/1996
ISBN-13:9780340638439ISBN:0340638435
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (chipped and worn with partial loss to head and tail of spine with remains of sellotape repair). Pp. 312 (no inscriptions). read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sceptre
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780340638439ISBN:0340638435
Description: Good. Used Condition-GOOD can be a well cared for Book that is in great condition to a Book that may show some signs of wear. GOOD Books sometimes are permanently marked; have some spine or page creases; exibit signs of aging or an ExLibrary copy. ** Sometimes grease pencil or permanent marking on cover. May contain limited notes and or highlighting. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed on all purchases. ** SHIPS FROM USA-Domestic Delivery takes 5-14 days ** read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Coward Mc Cann
Date Published: 1940-06
ISBN-13:9789997512949ISBN:9997512944
Description: Good. Hardcover with no dj; probable first edition (no additional printing noted); green covers with black printing on spine, embossed "EG" on front cover. Cloth has tanning to spine, some soiling to covers. Moderate edge wear with a small fray at the bottom spine and one corner. Pictorial endpapers are good; name written in pencil on first free end paper. Pages are clean and tight. Book has a slight spine slope. read more
"I loved this book and found Goudge to be an enchanting storyteller... a creative & clever writer whose values really come through in her writing- old tradition, faithfulness, dependability and trust. I love her imagery and characters and am excited to continue on the journey with the Eliots in the next book of the series."
"Deep and a bit shocking at the same time. Ms. Goudge likes to quote poetry in her works, and I especially like these lines (p. 115):
I shall wake presently, he thought, at daylight. It is the season of larks. They will be flinging the bright seed of song in the furrows of grey light, till the East is gold with the smooth sheaves of singing.
The character does not remember whether these lines were written by Humbert Wolfe, but goes to read his The Uncelestial City."
"Beautiful descriptive tale of the Eliot family. It was one of those books that draw you into the characters lives and you are sadden when it concludes. Luckily for me there are two more books in the series awaiting me by my bedside. The story takes place in England before the second war. The Eliot family suffered great lost in the first but loss has brought the family closer together. Now a budding relationship in the family threatens to unravel the life that the family has built at Damerosehay. A delightful mystery is hidden within the family's tale."
"Such comforting joyful books. I love how she takes everyone's troubles and sorrows and shows how hard work and sacrifice and great love can fix them all. I also love the life-like qualities she gives to buildings and how they can affect people."
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