About this title: A novel written by the author of "The Cathedral Trilogy", "The Eliot Trilogy", "Gentian Hill", "Green Dolphin Country" and the children's book "The Little White Horse".
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Coward-McCann, New York
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very good in fair dust jacket. Ex-library. from a local private l; ibrary. 439 p. 23 cm. Shows some shelf wear and some staining but overall good solid copy read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pyramid
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780515041606ISBN:0515041602
Description: Fair. Well read/worn/faded. Pgs tanned but clean, tight, unmarked. Not for the collector but an acceptable reading copy. Priced accordingly. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pyramid Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780515031133ISBN:0515031135
Description: Good. Fine spine creasing with curve, 1958 written to front cover, previous owner's name to inside of front cover, light toning to pages, remains solid reading copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book Club
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. Hardback book, no dust jacket, in good condition. Will have edgewear/shelfwear, may have other defects such as discolouration to block edges etc. For further details please email. read more
Description: Fair. Paperback, a good reading copy. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Description: Fair. Paperback, a good reading copy. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Description: Fair. Paperback, a good reading copy. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Description: Hodder & Stoughton, c.1958, Hardcover, ex-library with usual; Faults, else a sound GOOD+ copy, in a bright near VERY GOOD dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
"Historical novel written during the 1950s, set in the English Civil War. I liked a lot of the detail - folklore, plant lore, gypsy lore. I enjoyed the contrast between the 'good' and 'bad' witch, and some of the characters were great - Jenny, Madona. Elizabeth Goudge's style is rather slow-paced by today's standards and takes some patience to read, but that is also its charm - she has a strong, yet gentle authorial voice."
"I've been reading this book (almost) yearly since I was sixteen, and it never has lost its magic. Goudge's writing style is simultaneously descriptive and spare, conjuring the intimacy of half-gypsy Froniga's herb-filled cottage, as well as the violent world during the time of Cromwell. To this day, the scent of rose or lavender brings me back to the first time I read the book, and I imagine myself in another life, creating rose-petal conserve, perhaps."
"Elizabeth Goudge was all about love, every kind of love: romantic, divine, familial, love of humanity, love of place.
She not only shares these many loves -each delineated and unique - with her readers, her stories also demonstrate the pre-eminence of love better than any I know of.
Goudge's characters, language and images emit light, and the world through her eyes is clear, colorful, and shining.
The White Witch is particularly serious, as civil war tears England apart, but this dark time is illuminated by engaging, memorable individuals: the title character, a strong-willed herbalist, and the two men she loves (a minister swayed by the Puritanical movement and a mysterious gypsy at cross purposes), a wise little girl, a wandering painter, and others who struggle and finally always choose rightly.
Goudge guides us to a place of acceptance where there's sorrow, and conveys much joy through-out."
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