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The third in the classic family saga about the Eliots of Damerosehay.

Despite the success and acclaim he has found as an actor, David Eliot struggles with the demands of his career. His brittle conversation and seeming arrogance earn him the dislike of his new secretary, Sebastian Weber.

But when Sebastian visits David''s family home, he discovers a different side to his employer. As Damerosehay and its inhabitants weave their magic, Sebastian slowly begins to lay his own demons to rest.



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Genuine discernment and poignancy - Sunday Times

Lively and charming - Observer

Leaves the reader with a warm glow in the emotions - Times Educational Supplement

Miss Goudge has the art of presenting men and women, to say nothing of children, as genuinely convincing persons, too human to be either wholly good or wholly bad - Scotsman

The Heart of the Family

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 29/06/2017
      ISBN13: 9781473655973, 978-1473655973
      ISBN10: 1473655978
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The third in the classic family saga about the Eliots of Damerosehay.

      Despite the success and acclaim he has found as an actor, David Eliot struggles with the demands of his career. His brittle conversation and seeming arrogance earn him the dislike of his new secretary, Sebastian Weber.

      But when Sebastian visits David''s family home, he discovers a different side to his employer. As Damerosehay and its inhabitants weave their magic, Sebastian slowly begins to lay his own demons to rest.



      Trade Review
      Genuine discernment and poignancy - Sunday Times

      Lively and charming - Observer

      Leaves the reader with a warm glow in the emotions - Times Educational Supplement

      Miss Goudge has the art of presenting men and women, to say nothing of children, as genuinely convincing persons, too human to be either wholly good or wholly bad - Scotsman

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