The Heart of the Family

The Heart of the Family (1953) is the final book in Elizabeth Goudge's Eliot family trilogy. This series, her personal favorite among her creations, centers on the warm and wise presence of matriarch Lucilla Eliot and the sheltering spirit of her home, Damerosehay. In The Heart of the Family, the youngest generation of Eliots discovers romance, while the older generation reaches deeper levels of love. This novel is a testament to the redemptive power of suffering and the healing balm of beauty. [Also available in this series: The Bird in the Tree (Book One), and The Herb of Grace (Book Two).]