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Title	:	The Bird in the Tree (The Eliots of Damerosehay #1)
Author	:	Elizabeth Goudge
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 286 pages
Published	:	April 1st 1992 by Servant Publications (first published January 1st 1940)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Christian Fiction. Christian

The Bird in the Tree (The Eliots of Damerosehay #1)

Elizabeth Goudge

Paperback | Pages: 286 pages

Rating: 4.19 | 1219 Users | 134 Reviews

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A Vibrant Novel About the Joys of Life ... and The Pangs of Love

Love had come to David for the first time, glorious, overwhelming, passionate. It was far greater and far more lovely than he had ever dreamed possible. And it was returned in full measure, with equal passion. But he could not take her without pain--pain for himself, for her, for his beloved family.

Lucilla has spent a lifetime making the Hampshire estate of Damerosehay a tranquil haven for the Eliot family. When her favourite grandson, David, falls in love with an unsuitable woman Lucilla feels is unsuitable, she sees her most cherished ambitions put at risk. But can she persuade David and Nadine to put duty before love?

At last, in the magical peace of the countryside, watched over by a benevolent old house that had nourished so much love, they knew the path their hearts must take....

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Original Title:	The Bird in the Tree
ISBN:	0892837586 (ISBN13: 9780892837588)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Eliots of Damerosehay #1

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Public library copy. This may be my first read of this author. She was one of my mother's favorites. It took a full fifty pages for me to get into the book, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. She has a unique writing style, mostly character driven but also very descriptive of place, not so much time. I kept reminding myself this book was written some eighty years ago, because it seemed quite timeless, and not very British until the mention of the hood of the automobile, which was the top.

One reviewer of this novel characterized it as a crushing sermon on the importance of duty over one's personal happiness and at times I did find the book a little preachy. I can certainly see their point of view but I think the character's arguments for this "duty bound" view on life was somewhat persuasive. I think Elizabeth Goudge was good at questioning our views of personal happiness vs. obligation. Is it right to sacrifice all you have held dear so far in life for a love that is all

I loved this!

Pagan that I am, I still have a weakness for the British Christian apologists I read as an adolescent. C.S. Lewis? Check. Such a beautiful mind, such clarity!Elizabeth Goudge? Linnets and Valerians? Sigh . . . the best. Re-reading her Damerosehay trilogy, I found myself falling for her again. Her children, like E. Nesbit's, are so individual, so real, so un-sugar coated. Her descriptions of landscape, of weather and wildlife are so perfectly realized you can practically smell the rain coming.

First in the 'Elliots of Damerosehay' series about an extended family who revolve around the elderly matriarch Lucilla. Written as contemporary fiction in 1940, it's inevitably rather old-fashioned, and modern readers may be puzzled or shocked by some of the ethics of the day. Yet it's a moving story with great characterisation. Amongst the family interactions and struggles, the book is about the nature of truth. Its about being true to oneself and ones family, of making difficult decisions, of

This was well worth the read for the lovely descriptive language alone. The place plays such a central role in the story and sounds absolutely delightful. The setting of the story just before WWII, and with a clash of ideals between the young adults of that time and the Victorian ideals of the grandparents' generation was rich and interesting. I'm a bit ambivalent about some of the moralizing in the story, but I'm definitely interested reading the subsequent books about the Eliot family.

Three and a half stars. Not her finest outing, but I enjoyed it and I cared enough about the all of the Eliots that I'm adding the second book in the series, Pilgrim's Inn to my priority reading list.This was my third Elizabeth Goudge this year. I loved The Dean's Watch and The Castle on the Hill. She runs true to form in this book, which is graced with lovely descriptions and wonderful characters. The pace is as languid as a late summer afternoon, but despite the slow pace I found the most of