Elizabeth Goudge

Broschiertes Buch

The Dean's Watch

Beschreibung

In a remote mid-nineteenth-century English town, cathedral dean Adam Ayscough holds a deep love for his parishioners and townspeople. When an obscure watchmaker strikes up an unlikely friendship with the Dean, it leads to an unusual spiritual awakening in both men, and eventually reaches out to the entire community.

Autor

Elizabeth Goudge was a British novelist (1900 1984) born into the home of an Anglican priest and theologian. She wrote children s books as well as novels her Green Dolphin Street was made into an Academy-Award winning film. In style and themes she parallels English writers such as the creator of the Miss Read series as well mirroring the spiritual depth found in George MacDonald s Victorian novels. She won the Carnegie Award in 1947 for The Little White Horse, which is J. K. Rowling s favorite children s book. "

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hendrickson Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 141mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781598568875
• ISBN-10: 1598568876
• Artikelnr.: 35493131