The Scent of Water

Elizabeth Goudge

earliest edition we have, 1966 Hodder & Stoughton, 1966 paperback 285 pages

Mary Lindsay met her little niece and namesake only once, but she saw in the quiet, imaginative child a kindred spirit to inherit her ancient house. Fifty years later her niece inherited the house with no knowledge of it beyond her indelible childhood memories, and no experience at all of living in the country. Mary Lindsay is a born and bred Londoner who has enjoyed her city life-a prestigious job, and friends with...

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Editions we hold

The scent of water edition · 2011 · Hendrickson Publishers Marketing · 9781598568417
The Scent of Water paperback · 2007 · BookSurge Publishing · 260 pages · 9781419676192
Scent of Water hardcover · 1986 · Ulverscroft Large Print Books · 472 pages · 9780854567065
The Scent of Water paperback · 1966 · Hodder & Stoughton · 285 pages · 9780340017470
The scent of water. edition · 1966 · Hodder and Stoughton

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