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A review by maplessence
Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge
4.0
When I started this book I was instantly enchanted - forty pages flew by just like that!
Set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this book has another of Goudge's magical children. Stella & her dead mother are washed ashore and Stella is adopted by good farming folk. When Anthony/Zachary comes into her life, he proves to be the other half of her, but they are too young to make any formal commitment to each other. I'm not totally convinced with the plot developments that Goudge uses to work around this, (and ascribing favourable physical characteristics to being of noble birth!) but I did quite definitely enjoy the journey and spending the time with nice people.
An added bonus was the Christmas content - I loved reading about an English traditional Christmas. What a lucky chance that I was reading at this time of year!
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Set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this book has another of Goudge's magical children. Stella & her dead mother are washed ashore and Stella is adopted by good farming folk. When Anthony/Zachary comes into her life, he proves to be the other half of her, but they are too young to make any formal commitment to each other. I'm not totally convinced with the plot developments that Goudge uses to work around this, (and ascribing favourable physical characteristics to being of noble birth!) but I did quite definitely enjoy the journey and spending the time with nice people.
An added bonus was the Christmas content - I loved reading about an English traditional Christmas. What a lucky chance that I was reading at this time of year!
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