Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618127047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Chronicles the problems of the inhabitants of Fairacre and the surrounding English villages of Thrush Green and Caxley.
Author: Miss Read
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Languages : en
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Author: Miss Read
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547525451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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“For those who miss the Waltons, or who can’t get enough of Jan Karon, Fairacre is an excellent place to visit” (Publishers Weekly). After a long winter of red noses and wet mittens, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her downland village friends. Summer at Fairacre charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the background of roses, skylarks, and bees. Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read’s friend Amy mysteriously disappears. Perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs. Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because the pain in her bad leg flares up. Still, the sounds of children playing and the fragrance of summertime flowers fill the air, as Miss Read shepherds her students and friends through the warm season. “If you’ve ever enjoyed a visit to Mitford, you’ll relish a visit to Fairacre.” —Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618154579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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While Fairacre's new commuter lifestyle causes a sharp decline in enrollment at her school, Miss Read focuses her attention on the ill health of her old friend Dolly Clare.
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618127023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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"Village School" introduces cheerful schoolmistress Miss Read and her lovable group of children, who are just as likely to lose themselves as their mittens. 18 line drawings.
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547346786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
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A schoolmistress’s summer vacation is ruined—or is it?—in this delightful English village tale. The end of a school year often brings a burst of joy to children’s hearts—and unmitigated rapture to those of their teachers. And so it is for Miss Read, schoolmistress in the charming English village of Fairacre. She happily anticipates long weeks to call her own, free of timetables, bells, children and their parents. But on the very first day of the summer holiday, while retrieving lining paper from her landing cupboard, she falls and breaks her arm. Will she now spend her holiday resigned to the ministrations of the dour Mrs. Pringle? Just when the summer seems to be ruined, Miss Read’s old friend, Amy Garfield, comes to her aid with a diverting suggestion. They can travel to Crete for two weeks, the change of scenery providing a welcome break for them both—and perhaps when Miss Read returns, refreshed, to her beloved village, she’ll be ready to tackle the various quandaries and mishaps that await her . . . “The more turbulent the real world, the more charming we may find the stability of Miss Read’s tiny fictional world.” —Los Angeles Times “Miss Read has three great gifts—an unerring intuition about human frailty, a healthy irony, and, surprisingly, an almost beery sense of humor.” —The New Yorker
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618227594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Miss Read introduces the inhabitants of the lovely village of Thrush Green during the course of one pivotal day--May Day.
Author: Miss Read
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Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618918102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Three uplifting Christmas tales--"No Holly for Miss Quinn, Village Christmas," and "The Christmas Mouse"--are offered here in one enchanting volume. The English village of Fairacre is a vision of holiday joy, but celebrations of the season do not always go as expected.
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618884445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Miss Read circles the seasons of village life in the English countryside. "This magical blend of nostalgia and country life has wooed her readers for an astonishing forty years".--Times Educational Supplement. Miss Read's books have sold more than 3 million copies. 21 line drawings.
