I should've known you'd have informed opinions about Godden! I don't think I've read A candle for St Jude and if it's anything close to ITHoB I should definitely look for it.
That's a really good point her being really horrible to her young characters. I remember Villa Fiorita extremely vaguely; must be more than 20 years since I read it, and all I've really retained is that it was depressing.
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Re: Spoilery comment
Date: 2015-01-12 11:02 pm (UTC)That's a really good point her being really horrible to her young characters. I remember Villa Fiorita extremely vaguely; must be more than 20 years since I read it, and all I've really retained is that it was depressing.