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The Rosemary Tree

Elizabeth Goudge author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:24th Aug '17

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The Rosemary Tree cover

Michael Stone was once a famous author. That was before he went to prison. Now, recently released, Michael needs a new beginning.

Weighed down by failure and despair, the town of Silverbridge seems too offer him a quiet, rural escape from the past. Kind, gentle vicar John Wentworth takes Michael under his wing, and introduces him to his family and friends.

At the vicarage, John's inexplicably discontented wife Daphne brings up their daughters. Bedridden Harriet, John's former nanny, deals impatiently with a world to which she cannot actively participate. At the family home, Belmaray, Aunt Maria is burdened by the worry of a failing estate. And at the grim little town school is fiery teacher Mary O'Hara, determined to foster change.

A story of courage and community, set in the beautiful Devonshire countryside.

Spring in Devon brings charming solutions to everyone's problems . . . the Wentworths are another of Miss Goudge's delightful families - Daily Telegraph

Another of those blends of fairytale grace, human warmth and spiritual feeling which only Elizabeth Goudge can contrive - The Scotsman

ISBN: 9781473656260

Dimensions: 199mm x 134mm x 22mm

Weight: 280g

352 pages