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by Miss Read
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First published in GB 1959. This edition published by Orion Books 2007. 192 pages, illustrated by J.S. Goodall. 11.3cm x 17.7cm x 1.3cm. Weight: 125gms. 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. The first of May again! At Thrush Green, there was always excitement in the air then. As good a day as any to make a decision ...
It's the May Day holiday, and a fair has come to the village of Thrush Green. The residents all have their own views about the fair. For young Paul, just recovered from an illness, it is a joy to be allowed out to play on the green; for Ruth, who returned to the soothing tranquillity of Thrush Green nursing a broken heart, the fair is a welcome distraction from her own problems - problems that young Dr Lovell hopes he might soothe. Then there is Mrs Curdle, the long-standing matriarch of the fair. For her, this year's visit to Thrush Green awakens mixed feelings, and a difficulty she doesn't want to face ...
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Publisher: Orion Books ISBN: 9781407227849 Condition: Very Good |
2007
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Postage & Handling to UK mainland: £2.50 | Price: £2.50
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