{"id":509,"date":"2016-07-28T11:21:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T11:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gapsfm.com\/Dummy2nd\/?p=509"},"modified":"2016-07-28T11:21:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T11:21:15","slug":"a-discerning-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethgoudge.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/28\/a-discerning-band\/","title":{"rendered":"A Discerning Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Discerning Band<br \/>\n<em>Randolph Blakeman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I just discovered your website, and wish I had done so earlier. The Scent of Water is also my favourite of Ms. Goudge&#8217;s books, though I also love the Eliot trilogy, The Dean&#8217;s Watch, and Child from the Sea. I had always wondered what village might have been the inspiration for Appleshaw, so it was good to hear about Turville I plan to visit your site more often, so keep up the good work.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks. [Am I the only man to love her books?]<br \/>\nRandolph Blakeman<\/p>\n<p>Dear Randolph,<br \/>\nNo, not the only man but one of a select and discerning band! When we held the Goudge Convention day at Henley it was pretty evenly matched, although admittedly, some were attending with their partners.<\/p>\n<p>Glad you found something of interest in the web site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Discerning Band Randolph Blakeman I just discovered your website, and wish I had done so earlier. The Scent of Water is also my favourite of Ms. Goudge&#8217;s books, though I also love the Eliot trilogy, The Dean&#8217;s Watch, and Child from the Sea. 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