The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico

Illustrations By Peter Scott. The Snow Goose, Paul Gallico’s bittersweet story of loneliness and redemption, spans a decade, from 1930 to May 1940, when the British government implored sailors to take their boats across the English Channel to rescue soldiers trapped before the advancing German army at Dunkirk. During these ten years, hunchbacked and shunned by society, Philip Rhayader purchases a lighthouse on the Essex Coast. There he paints birds and maintains a sanctuary for migrating geese and wild ducks. Philip’s solitude ends when a young girl brings him a wounded snow goose to heal. Ten years pass, and when the plea for sailors to rescue the men at Dunkirk comes, Philip valiantly sets off in his little boat. Despite his physical deformity, with the snow goose swirling over his sailboat, Philip rescues many men that day, and he and the snow goose become the stuff of legend.

Publisher:	Michael Joseph
Year:	1969
Binding:	Hardback
Condition:	Good
Description:	DJ. DJ intact but creased and some small tears. Book itself in very good condition,.

This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1595770
Location: Vintage