You won’t find horror or Gothic haunts here. These are all the cozy character developments or wild, windy adventures an autumnal heart could desire! 🍁
Satire of Gothic Novels. A little light-heartedness for everything focused on to horror and Gothic.
Northanger Abbey
Sigrid Undset. Wild Norse legends. What more could you want?
Saga of Saints
Everyone’s watching the show, but have you read the book? Personally, it’s much better than the show and much more in Jane Austen’s story style.
The Other Bennet Sister
Bathsheba lives in a hearty land limited by her own superior estimation of herself. Through the windswept pages and deeds of the story, her character undergoes a singular transformation.
Far from the Madding Crowd
This one is about letting go and coming to fruitfulness - two harvest themes mixed with a lot of wit, candor, and unbelievably believable characters.
The Blue Castle (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
What happens when a mother is stripped of her son and then gives everything to find him? That’s this story of baby Gabriel from “The Giver” and his teen mom, and the wild new horizons she finds in her search.
Son
The French Revolution hidden hero adventure perfect for a windy evening from the comfort of a fireside armchair
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Every inch of this current favorite read by Goudge oozes moody autumn from its home shores to weathered adventures to provoking themes…all the notes that form the themes of homing and belong to man’s (or woman’s) incessant search to get there.
Green Dolphin Street
Not for the faint of heart, this tale of forgiveness, murder, and convict nuns…I suppose you could say it’s Rumer Godden’s version of mystery.
Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy
The man has a gnarly story that could turn to darkness. Or he could make it the most beautiful gift.
The Mass of Brother Michel
An intense read set in Nero’s Rome that gives ample room for reflection on the direction of one’s own choices and desires. Masterfully written.
