The Dean's Watch

By Elizabeth Goudge,

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1 author picked The Dean's Watch as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Elizabeth Goudge’s novels have a touch of magic about them.

Set in the 1870s, in an English town, dominated by a great cathedral, it's the story of an unlikely friendship between an obscure watchmaker and the mighty but shy Dean Ayscough which touches and shapes the lives of many people. A novel peopled by characters that are hard to forget.

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