The Bird in the Tree

by Elizabeth Goudge

Book Overview

An impossible choice . . . and a lifetime of care and nurture could vanish in a moment.
Matriarch of the family, Lucilla has spent a lifetime making the Hampshire estate of Damerosehay a haven for the Eliots. When her favorite grandson, David, falls in love with a woman who belongs to another, Lucilla sees her most cherished ambitions put at risk. But can she persuade David and Nadine to put duty before love?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619700654
• ISBN13: 9781619700659
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

tweety bird

Good third of the elliot trilogy, Moving and gives a great sense of place.

5***** In All Ways!

Thank you so much to "lovebooks2". I got "Bird in the Tree" in much less time than I had thought I would, and and had a very nice chat with the seller.....the book is in fine shape, despite it's age, and I am overall very pleased! Thanks, again, much, ~Linda

Maeve Binchy meets CS Lewis

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.

A feast of visual imagery

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.

A feast of visual imagery

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.