The White Witch
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ISBN: 9781619707603
Type: paperback
Set in seventeenth-century England at the outbreak of
Civil War, The White Witch brings to life the fields, forests,
and homes of rural Oxfordshire.
In the manor house, Margaret Haslewood and her twin
children wait for news of her husband Robert, who has
gone to fight for the cause of Parliament. At the hearth
of wise and gentle Froniga, whose skill in healing and
clarity of moral vision brings life and vigor to the Romani
community, and in the painter’s brush of young Francis
Leyland, who puts his life in the service of the king,
Elizabeth Goudge weaves a tale of enduring insight into
what makes us feel at home in the world, and the forces
that threaten to tear our homes apart.
Expansive and meditative, The White Witch explores the
costs of zeal and the power of healing when the subtle
lines of allegiance that hold village life together are
strained and ruptured by national conflict.
Author Bio
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, which is J. K. Rowling’s favorite children’s book.
