- Hardcover: 350 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (1961)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0000CKQLU
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 15 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A work of quiet resonance...,
By Randlehouse (Utah USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dean's Watch (Paperback)
Elizabeth Goudge is a fine writer. Her language is rich as butter. All of her stories are interesting, but this one is beautiful. I believe that, after all the books I have read in my rather long life, books of all manner of styles and genres, this book is the deepest and best. Her characterizations are strong and complex, her consideration of the human state both honest and compassionate. There is great affection for humanity, even in her most honest and grieving portrayal of it. Beautiful writing, strong story, interesting and provoking characters - I enjoy so much the honor of spending a few hours with this woman and the depth of her faith, courage and love.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Subtle & powerful: the writing & changes in the characters,
By Pete Unseth (Duncanville, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dean's Watch (Hardcover)
My favorite by Goudge, by far. She takes you there on a flying carpet of words so that you can see, smell and hear, visiting the homes and lives of the rich and weak, the poor and strong, the bitter, the loving, the young, the old, and helpless. Central to it all is the Dean of the Cathedral, only now in his last year is he being truly changed under God's hand. And his "watch" is a timepiece, but also his alloted time on duty. Interesting things happen during his watch!There are characters we love, rejoice with, sigh for, and laugh at. We see the joy of a little girl receiving a gift of a parasol (though the Dean's joy in giving it exceeds her joy in receiving). But his wife, who has greater riches, does not rejoice in what she receives. Though non-Anglicans may need a bit of help with certain terms and concepts, grab the book and enjoy. Then share it with a friend, while you run off to get Goudge's Green Dolphin Street.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A well-written, fable-like story with a deeper message.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dean's Watch (Hardcover)
This is my favorite Elizabeth Goudge book. I read this every December before the Christmas holidays. This is a very well-written story about people in a small English cathedral village thrown together by a humble clockmaker. Lives are being changed and we are told how and why. It's a gentle story, and told with much insight into human behavior.
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