THE VALLEY OF SONG

by Elizabeth Goudge ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 8, 1952

By the author of The Little White Horse a juvenile- another exquisitely written fantasy of English shipyard life of the last century and of a little girl whose imagination and faith help the builders in the small town of the Hard to finish and launch the beautiful sailing ship Swan. But for all its ethereal color, gem-like scenery, and its warmth- the transitions from reality to illusion make this a book for a particular mood and taste. Small Tabitha Silver, child of a coppersmith, untidy and given to running away from school, feels the value of making things less grown up. When the Swan already at the stage where there is life to her shape, is abandoned by her commissioners, Tabitha visits her Valley of Song where the elves agree to help with wood and carving. Too, Tabitha brings the important people to the Valley with her -- old Job, a mysterious ogre of a tramp, Mr. and Mrs. Peregrine, the master builder and his wife, and her coppersmith father. All, because they have the spark within, become children, and go with Tabitha adventuring through sylvan wilds that have an air of old Arcady and the Cyprean isles, until they emerge, the learning and the learned, more versed in the arts of faith and unconventionality.

Pub Date: Sept. 8, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Coward-McCann

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1952

Categories: FICTION