The Little White Horse

Elizabeth Goudge

Dec 2001 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

"I absolutely adored The Little White Horse."--J.K. Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter series

Winner of the Carnegie Medal

When orphaned young Maria Merryweather arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she's entered Paradise. Her new guardian, her uncle Sir Benjamin, is kind and funny; the Manor itself feels like home right away; and every person and animal she meets is like an old friend. But there is something incredibly sad beneath all of this beauty and comfort--a tragedy that happened years ago, shadowing Moonacre Manor and the town around it--and Maria is determined to learn about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending. But what can one solitary girl do?

Ratings and reviews

One of my favorite books. It's a must read. The writing style is captivating and the message is inspiring. Let go of our stubborn pride and forgive. Love one another and give back the things that is not ours to keep.

That is the message I got from this book. I didn't make it to the end, so maybe I missed something important, but throughout the book everyone told her basically that it was improper to ask questions because she was a girl, and that God thought poorly of her when she did that. Even the kind characters in this book said things that devalued her on the basis of her womanhood, and "female curiosity". This standard is very out dated and made it impossible for me to continue this book no matter how hard I tried.

Earlier in the book, it says something along the lines of "maybe my pride will be forgotten and I will marry the stable boy" and ROBIN IS THE STABLE BOY

About the author

Elizabeth Goudge was born in 1900 in Somerset, England. She is the author of many bestselling books for children and adults, including I Saw Three Ships and Green Dolphin Street.