Elizabeth Goudge Livres

L'œuvre d'Elizabeth Goudge, un roman familial, commence et se termine dans une petite ville anglaise tout en s'étendant jusqu'en Nouvelle-Zélande. L'intrigue, basée sur des faits, se déroule au milieu du XXe siècle et offre une histoire pleine de tensions intérieures et de problématiques humaines, mais aussi de chaleur et de réconfort. Elizabeth Goudge, née le 14 avril 1900 à Wells, en Angleterre, a d'abord été enseignante en arts avant de se consacrer pleinement à l'écriture. Son premier roman a été publié en 1934. Ses œuvres, qui ont touché des millions de lecteurs, explorent des thèmes universels tels que la famille, l'amour et la résilience. Les personnages de Goudge sont souvent confrontés à des défis émotionnels et spirituels, ce qui leur permet de grandir et de se transformer au fil de l'histoire. Son style riche et évocateur invite à une réflexion profonde sur la condition humaine.

Novel set in England at the time of Napoleonic Wars. They met as children... Unable to bear the prospect of life at sea, young Anthony O'Connell deserts his ship at Torquay and escapes into the Devonshire countryside under a new name. Zachary Moon. In this lush, enchanting land where anguish and strife did not exist, he met Stella Sprigg, the adopted daughter of local farmers. The pair instantly know they are destined to be toge ther forever. As they grew up, the world rushed into their magic kingdom. War raged--a war to challenge the bravest of men. Zachary answered that challenge, knowing it would sweep him far away, into the depths of danger. Yet he vowed to return to Stella, no matter what, no matter how. Intertwined with the local legend of St. Michael's Chapel at Torquay, Zachary and Stella's story takes them from the secluded Devonshire valley to the perilous Mediterranean seas and finally to the poverty and squalor of eighteenth-century London.

The classic story of post-war English life, from the author of A City of Bells and Green Dolphin Country. číst celé

A wonderfully told story about a community coming to terms with a post-World War Two world, from the bestselling author of Green Dolphin Country and the classic Eliot Chronicles trilogy.

In "The Sister of the Angels," Elizabeth Goudge takes us back to the City of Bells, and tells an enchanting story about Henrietta, a young girl in love with every nook and cranny of her grandfather's cathedral. This is a perfect story for the holiday season, and, because of its peace and charm, a book to cherish all the year round.

The first book in Elizabeth Goudge's enchanting Cathedral Trilogy.

The first in the classic family saga trilogy about the Eliots of Damerosehay, from the author of Green Dolphin Country and The Dean's Watch.

The third in the classic trilogy about the Eliots of Damerosehay, from the author of Green Dolphin Country and The Dean's Watch.

Goudges singular gift is the depth and insight she brings to her characters.

The beautiful valley of Moonacre is shadowed by the memory of the Moon Princess and the mysterious little white horse. When Maria Merryweather comes there on a visit she finds herself involved in an ancient feud. She is determined to restore peace and happiness to the whole of Moonacre Valley.

Spring had come again to Faraway, and the men and women and children of the village, as they went about their business, were singing this song that the merry young Squire had written to welcome the spring.

Childhood in the cathedral city of Wells, summer holidays in Guernsey, and reminiscences of Edwardian clothes, nannies and aunts mark this autobiography by the popular novelist and writer of children's book and short stories.

Das Erbe der Miss Lindsay - bk807; Rowohlt Verlag; Elizabeth Goudge; pocket_book; 1987

Eine Erbschaft macht die Emigrantentochter Nicole in den dreißiger Jahren zur begehrtesten Partie Londons. Auch der Herr von Schloß Lynmara, Lord Manstone, will sie heiraten. Nicole weist ihn ab, entscheidet sich für den jungen, idealistischen Arzt Lloyd. Aber das Schicksal führt sie doch zum Schloß Lynmara.Wird sie ihr Glück finden?

V chráněné staré zahradě na pokojném ostrově vyrůstají dve sestry, půvabná a mírná Markéta a nehezká, avšak inteligentní a houževnatá Mariana. Obě se zamilují do jednoho muže. Která sestra ho získá a jak se vyvíjí další život mladých manželů a neprovdané sestry, vypravuje Elizabeth Goudgeová ve svém poutavém a podmanivém románu.

Má malý ostrůvek ležící mezi Anglií a Francií tu moc, aby vyprahlé srdce starého dobrodruha, který před lety opustil ostrov a svoji rodinu, po návratu znovu začalo cítit náklonnost a lásku ke svým blízkým? A přijme krachující rodina s pěti dětmi navrátilce znovu do svého srdce?