THE BIRD IN THE TREE

This, the first of Elizabeth Goudge's novels about the Eliots of Damerosehay, centers around the desire of two of the very tightly-knit family to marry each other. the thought was frightening and worrying to Lucilla, who after years spent in trying to make Damerosehay a special haven for the Eliot family is now faced with the possiblity that its special auru may soon be spoilt. But, in the end, the house's magic holds fast.