tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post8751504618525137649..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The Valley of Song, by Elizabeth GoudgeCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-40719467339745066342019-03-05T21:26:06.654-05:002019-03-05T21:26:06.654-05:00good news!good news!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-75781698345844306012019-03-05T18:48:40.809-05:002019-03-05T18:48:40.809-05:00It has just been republished! Anyone can own a co...It has just been republished! Anyone can own a copy now. I think the publisher is Girls Gone By Publishers in the UK.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085096845244336020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-73403556459309973872018-06-20T08:40:32.233-05:002018-06-20T08:40:32.233-05:00My mother gave me this book when I was 10 years ol...My mother gave me this book when I was 10 years old. I'm now over 50 and I re-read it every year. It is my favourite book of all time!!Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397980381213989389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-45735054837666218472013-12-11T21:27:36.476-05:002013-12-11T21:27:36.476-05:00I'm so glad to know I'm not alone in lovin...I'm so glad to know I'm not alone in loving this!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-10166058722055629092013-12-11T16:03:35.358-05:002013-12-11T16:03:35.358-05:00This book shaped the way I thought about spiritual...This book shaped the way I thought about spiritual things. I got it as a birthday present at age 11 from a minister's wife, and its mixture of all things unseen opened my mind in a way I did not fully appreciate until many years later. When I trace the beginnings of my path, I come back to the "all true paths lead to the same place" that I learned here. At age 11, it was, of course, a magical experience. As an adult, my husband had a book dealer find me a copy at some cost, but it was one of the best presents I ever had-twice.Sally Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-36845794867174186102013-10-08T08:34:18.421-05:002013-10-08T08:34:18.421-05:00This was my favorite book, ever. For years I looke...This was my favorite book, ever. For years I looked for it in used book stores. I loved all of Elizabeth Goudge's books, but this one was simply the best.Barbara S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-30397597189732950162012-03-30T08:54:22.286-05:002012-03-30T08:54:22.286-05:00L loved this book so much as a child. It should de...L loved this book so much as a child. It should definitely be reprinted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-60282830722341729502012-02-22T16:40:54.835-05:002012-02-22T16:40:54.835-05:00I'm longing for a copy of this book too...I re...I'm longing for a copy of this book too...I read it as a child and it sank really deep...Thank you for this lovely reminder, though it makes me hunger for the book even more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-65424038636747695342011-06-13T03:31:29.909-05:002011-06-13T03:31:29.909-05:00It's the most beautiful book - when I was abou...It's the most beautiful book - when I was about 9, one of the girls I knew had the book (the very edition you show on your blog!!), and used to hire it out to the other girls - there was always a waiting list for this one! You'd think it would be a very good idea for publishers to see what out-of-print books are going for silly prices, and re-publish them - I'd love to get this book (preferably the same edition - those illustrations haunt me even now), but don't want to pay the sort of prices I've seen up to now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-75817501841195387132010-09-24T12:45:12.594-05:002010-09-24T12:45:12.594-05:00Never heard of Valley of The Song,must read.Never heard of Valley of The Song,must read.Tribute Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959016294721462184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-16543295662742431962010-09-20T00:18:18.030-05:002010-09-20T00:18:18.030-05:00Update: My mom just ordered a copy of The Valley o...Update: My mom just ordered a copy of <i>The Valley of Song</i>. She really wanted it.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-78293129946277419902010-09-18T00:28:20.750-05:002010-09-18T00:28:20.750-05:00I thought I had read all of Goudge's books tha...I thought I had read all of Goudge's books that had children had main characters. I was wrong! Thank you for highlighting this book. If my mom doesn't have it, I'll have to wait for a reasonably priced copy. At one point, the Elizabeth Goudge Society had reprinted a number of her books in paperback form, and I have a hardbound copy of The Blue Hills that was part of a limited printing of 80 copies.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-83940533941639663542010-09-17T10:42:34.087-05:002010-09-17T10:42:34.087-05:00This sounds wonderful, and even though I haven'...This sounds wonderful, and even though I haven't been crazy about the few Goudge books I've read in the past, I still want to try this one. Plus I think Tabitha is the cutest little name. :)Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-57451917287116614792010-09-17T04:54:59.219-05:002010-09-17T04:54:59.219-05:00I love Henrietta's House best of all.I love Henrietta's House best of all.Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200896933898936176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-66579752239095446782010-09-16T17:52:50.988-05:002010-09-16T17:52:50.988-05:00I hadn't heard of this book - thanks for the r...I hadn't heard of this book - thanks for the review!S. Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268527069548216054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-4214783162435033732010-09-16T17:18:57.243-05:002010-09-16T17:18:57.243-05:00You can find Goudge a bit more reasonably on ebay,...You can find Goudge a bit more reasonably on ebay, but the best place is really library book sales. Although this one in particular doesn't seem to turn up all that often...<br /><br />Some other favorites of mine are City of Bells and The Scent of Water. And The Dean's Watch, mentioned above--a favorite Christmas read that makes me sob like a baby!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-40254594670938537772010-09-16T14:22:15.414-05:002010-09-16T14:22:15.414-05:00Wow. This one sounds so... wonderful.Wow. This one sounds so... wonderful.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217383813263874657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-72252590092013246462010-09-16T07:11:09.596-05:002010-09-16T07:11:09.596-05:00I love that you can go back and write about an old...I love that you can go back and write about an old loved favorite book. This one sounds especially worthy of the honor of being on a day for "forgotten treasures." Some of my favorite books would fall under that catagory.<br />Bravo!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-59034795251701489062010-09-16T07:07:53.370-05:002010-09-16T07:07:53.370-05:00What a treat to read this post--Elizabeth Goudge i...What a treat to read this post--Elizabeth Goudge is a favorite of mine. Amazingly, I have only read a few of her novels for adults (and none of those for children), but they're so memorable that I've never forgotten them and I turn to them every few years: "The Dean's Watch," and "Green Dolphin Street." She brings a magical/spiritual element to her stories that always touches me anew. I just went on Amazon and I see that those exorbitant prices apply to all of her books, alas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com