The Heart of the Family
On sale
25th October 2012
Price: £9.99
Essential reading for fans of E.M. Forster, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Mary Stewart.
The third in the classic family saga about the Eliots of Damerosehay.
Despite the success and acclaim he has found as an actor, David Eliot struggles with the demands of his career. His brittle conversation and seeming arrogance earn him the dislike of his new secretary, Sebastian Weber.
But when Sebastian visits David’s family home, he discovers a different side to his employer. As Damerosehay and its inhabitants weave their magic, Sebastian slowly begins to lay his own demons to rest.
What readers are saying about THE ELIOT CHRONICLES
‘Goudge has produced a truly enchanting world with Damerosehay at its heart. Perfect’ – 5 STARS
‘A delightful ‘feel-good’ family saga’ – 5 STARS
‘A beautifully-written trilogy’ – 5 STARS
‘Joyful, affirming and uplifting’ – 5 STARS
‘A complete antidote to murder and mayhem!’ – 5 STARS
The third in the classic family saga about the Eliots of Damerosehay.
Despite the success and acclaim he has found as an actor, David Eliot struggles with the demands of his career. His brittle conversation and seeming arrogance earn him the dislike of his new secretary, Sebastian Weber.
But when Sebastian visits David’s family home, he discovers a different side to his employer. As Damerosehay and its inhabitants weave their magic, Sebastian slowly begins to lay his own demons to rest.
What readers are saying about THE ELIOT CHRONICLES
‘Goudge has produced a truly enchanting world with Damerosehay at its heart. Perfect’ – 5 STARS
‘A delightful ‘feel-good’ family saga’ – 5 STARS
‘A beautifully-written trilogy’ – 5 STARS
‘Joyful, affirming and uplifting’ – 5 STARS
‘A complete antidote to murder and mayhem!’ – 5 STARS
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Reviews
Genuine discernment and poignancy
Lively and charming
Leaves the reader with a warm glow in the emotions
Miss Goudge has the art of presenting men and women, to say nothing of children, as genuinely convincing persons, too human to be either wholly good or wholly bad