Pilgrim's Inn - Paperback

by Elizabeth Goudge (Author)

Few understand Elliot's anguish at losing Nadine. He came back from the war a shattered and lonely man. But his return to the Eliot family refuge on England's Hampshire coast is gradually pushing back the dark waters of soul and spirit.

Nadine and her husband have settled with their children in a wonderful old inn not far away. Surrounded by a wild and mysterious wood, the guesthouse seems to be able to mendminds and bodies. Pilgrims from the past and new ones now finding their way to this healing comforting oasis sweeps readers into a story of intertwining destinies, of love lost and love forever gained.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Goudge was a British novelist (1900 1984) born into the home of an Anglican priest and theologian. She wrote children s books as well as novels her Green Dolphin Street was made into an Academy-Award winning film. 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. She won the Carnegie Award in 1947 for The Little White Horse, J. K. Rowling s favorite children s book."