The Dean's Watch

by Elizabeth Goudge

Overview

A compelling saga of an unlikely friendship threaded together by redemption and grace.
Dean of the cathedral in an 1870s English town, Adam Ayscough is respected and misunderstood. A dogged crusader against corruption, he’s also acutely shy. When his watch breaks, he forms an unlikely friendship with watchmaker Isaac Peabody, who doesn’t think he has anything in common with God. Will their relationship open the door to grace?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598568875
Publisher:	Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	364,618
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.