The Rosemary Tree

By Elizabeth Goudge

Book Overview

In the raw aftermath of World War II, this is the story of the Wentworth family. It is the story of John Wentworth--vicar of a church in Devon, England--and his wife, Daphne, who feels trapped in the vicarage. While John's great-aunt lives in the dilapidated family manor house, their three daughters attend a dysfunctional school, captive among embattled staff and their headmistress. It is only Harriet, John's aging former nanny, who holds the family together through her love and empathy. But when Michael Stone returns to town, recently released from prison and now searching for his former love, Daphne, he is a disruption to the lives of all--including his own--helping to free them from their prisons, both physical and metaphorical.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161970627X
• ISBN13: 9781619706279
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Life-Changing

Elizabeth Goudge is an artist who works in words and ideas. This book *is* life-changing. Read it. Please. It is so good, so filled with life. The characters are real, and have real joys and real sorrows. Not only that, but they seem to hold up mirrors in which I see myself; my own sins and self reflected in them. Please read this book. Listen to its wisdom.