Getting ready for September!
Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge
“Sophie stayed at the window, looking down at the tossing world below her. Their house, a very old one that Octavius had bought at his marriage from an old sea captain, was in Le Paradis, the most aristocratic street on the Island, built high up in the rock citadel of St. Pierre, the Island's only town, with the streets of the vulgar far down below it, as was only proper. All the elite lived in Le Paradis, and so of course it was the natural habitat of the Le Patourels…”
🌿 Elizabeth Goudge, Green Dolphin Street
The book that made Goudge famous
Who is ready for another Goudge Readalong?
In September we will be reading together from Green Dolphin Street, Elizabeth Goudge‘s hugely successful novel which was also made into a movie in 1947!
Join us in September!
I hope you are planning on joining us for another perfect Goudge novel for end-of-summertime island dreaming—Green Dolphin Street. Goudge wrote this novel as inspired by her beloved Guernsey, her mother’s home in the Channel Islands, and also a shocking family story! It is a dramatic, adventurous story about finding your own calling, loving when it is tough, and looking for a safe haven. Hope you can join us!
At nearly 500 pages, it is a longer book, but will it is perfect for the stormier days of September. We will be sharing setting photos, book quotes, characters and scenes, and enjoy discussing it together on Zoom the last Wednesday afternoon (3PM EST) of the month. It would be wonderful this month to also watch the movie, Green Dolphin Street, before our discussion you are able.
Get your copy
You can get your book, in either title, in paperback, Kindle or even a vintage copy.
Hope you can join us for all the Goudge novels and children’s books still coming up in 2024:
Love to hear if you will be reading with us in September, and if you will be reading for the first time, or rereading!
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Had this on my shelf unread and was hoping for a deep dive into it with a reading club! Can’t wait to start!
I will be reading (actually have started as my copy has over 700 pages!) for the third time - this one is pretty high up on my "Goudge favorite" list. So grateful for all the help you give!!