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A review by rlangemann
Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge
4.0
Third reread 2020: very much enjoyed it this time around. Restful and refreshing during the craziness that is this year.
Re-read summer 2014. Liked it better, but it's still a little weird.
Hmm, interesting book. The writing is beautiful, as is typical for Goudge, and the story fairly interesting (centered primarily around a farm in Devonshire, and the people connected therewith). It wouldn't be my favorite, though, because of the rather odd spiritual undertones. In this book, set around the turn of the 1800s (I think), Goudge is writing about an England which, though Christian, still has deep roots in fairyland, superstition and pagan thought. It's an odd blend.
Re-read summer 2014. Liked it better, but it's still a little weird.
Hmm, interesting book. The writing is beautiful, as is typical for Goudge, and the story fairly interesting (centered primarily around a farm in Devonshire, and the people connected therewith). It wouldn't be my favorite, though, because of the rather odd spiritual undertones. In this book, set around the turn of the 1800s (I think), Goudge is writing about an England which, though Christian, still has deep roots in fairyland, superstition and pagan thought. It's an odd blend.