A beloved children’s classic, brimming with gorgeous detail, animals that seem to be wiser than their humans, and a mysterious magical horse…
‘For a fleeting instant Maria thought she saw a little white horse with a flowing mane and tail, head raised, poised, halted in mid-flight, as though it had seen her and was glad.’
The beautiful valley of Moonacre is shadowed by the memory of the Moon Princess and the mysterious little white horse. When Maria Merryweather comes there on a visit she finds herself involved with an ancient feud. She is determined to restore peace and happiness to the whole of Moonacre Valley. And Maria usually gets her own way. . .
Elizabeth Goudge (1900-1984) was born in Somerset. She had a long and distinguished literary career writing novels for adults and children, which were best-sellers throughout the world. She was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1946 for The Little White Horse, a film version of which was released in 2009 under the title The Secret of Moonacre.
Extent: 288 pages
Publisher: Lion Hudson, originally published in 1946
Primary agent: Georgia Glover
Film/TV agent: DHA (Clare Israel)
Co-Agents: Chinese - Bardon Chinese Media; Japanese - Tuttle-Mori
Publishers: Chinese simplified - New Buds; German - Freies Geistesleben; Italian - Bompiani