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by Miss Read
| Large format paperback in Very Good condition. Light wear.
First published 1996.
Published by Orion Books 2010.
192 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings by Andrew Dodds.
12.9cm x 19.7cm x 1.5cm.
Weight: 200gms.
Cover price: £6.99.
Cover illustration by Sophie Mortimer.
Miss Read is the Pen Name of - Dora Jessie Saint MBE (Nee. Shafe) - Born: 17th April 1913, South Norwood, London - Died: 7th April 2012 (98), Shefford Woodlands, Berkshire.
'I began to look forward to an easier way of life, and had comforted myself with all sorts of future plans when I should have the leisure to enjoy them.'
Having bidden farewell to her beloved Fairacre School and its pupils, Miss Read settles down to what she anticipates will be a relaxing and calm retirement. She couldn't have been more wrong!
Instead she finds herself as busy and in demand as ever: on holiday in Florence, supply teaching during a flu epidemic, helping with church affairs, offering a kindly ear to her neighbours and fending off a charmingly persistent suitor.
As village life goes on, a chance remark from a friend leads Miss Read to discover a new talent, opening up an exciting chapter in her life.
Titles in the 'Fairacre' series.
1. Village School (1955).
2. Village Diary (1957).
3. Storm in the Village (1958).
4. Miss Clare Remembers (1962).
5. Over the Gate (1964).
6. Village Christmas (1966).
7. The Fairacre Festival (1968).
8. Emily Davis (1971).
9. Tyler's Row (1972).
10. The Christmas Mouse (1973).
11. Farther Afield (1974).
12. No Holly for Miss Quinn (1976).
13. Village Affairs (1977).
14. The White Robin (1979).
15. Village Centenary (1980).
16. Summer at Fairacre (1984).
17. Mrs. Pringle (1989).
18. Changes at Fairacre (1991).
19. Farewell to Fairacre (1993).
20. A Peaceful Retirement (1996).
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Publisher: Orion Books
ISBN: 9780752884240
Condition: Very Good |
2010
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