The Child From the Sea by Elizabeth Goudge
Against the pomp and pageantry of turbulent seventeenth century England, Elizabeth Goudge weaves the poignant tale of Lucy Walter, the proud and beautiful secret wife of Charles II. From her early childhood in a castle by the sea in Wales and the joys and pangs of childhood, to her tragic estrangement from the king and her death in Paris at the age of twenty-eight, Lucy Walter lived to the full a life of intense joy and equally intense drama.
Miss Goudge portrays brilliantly a young love almost too ecstatic to bear. Equally moving is her characterization of Lucy--a spirited woman caught up in the cataclysmic wars and disruptive revolution of a tumultuous era. From London at the time of the Great Fire, to Paris when British royalty fled to the sanctuary of the Louvre, to Brussels and The Hague and a rich panoramic background--a master storyteller traces the life and loves of an extraordinary woman. The Child from the Seais a superbly colorful and romantic historical novel alive with brilliant cameos and infused with a spiritual essence rare in our times.
Turner, Van Heflin, and Donna Reed. 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. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, she won the Carnegie Award in 1947 for The Little White Horse, which is J. K. Rowling s favorite children s book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781619707535 |
| ISBN 10 | 1619707535 |
| Title | The Child From the Sea |
| Author | Elizabeth Goudge |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hendrickson Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2016-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 604 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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