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Synopsis
The central theme of this novel is the death of Miss Clare, Miss Read's predecessor at the village school. However, there are plenty of side stories about the well-known characters of Fairacre: Mrs Pringle the school cleaner and her niece Minnie, the Partridges and the Willets.
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About the Author
Miss Read (1913-2012) was the pseudonym of Mrs. Dora Saint, a former schoolteacher beloved for her novels of English rural life, especially those set in the fictional villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre. The first of these, Village School, was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998, she was awarded an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her services to literature.
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Even Fairacre, England, is feeling the intrusion of the modern world in 1991. Miss Read herself is the heroine of this chronicle of village life. June Barrie has the joy of musing aloud on the changes, both welcome and worrisome, for this head teacher of Fairacre School. The most pressing of all problems is the possibility that the tiny school may have to close. In this book, unlike many of the others in the series, Miss Read travels to Wales and to Scotland, so, if somewhat minimally, the listener hears Barrie's capability with other accents. The overwhelming feeling of coziness and sanity that these books exude is augmented by Barrie's clear and warm tone. The combination of her voice and the story is spellbinding. B.H.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by Goodall, John S (illustrator). Reprint; First Printing. Slight reading and cover creasing. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Stephen Lavis. ; B&W Illustrations; 256 pages; Over the years many changes have happened at Fairacre, but the latest not only threatens the school with closure but also for Miss Read the loss of her home. The great gale of 1987 sends the chimney of the school house crashing down into her bedroom, but luckily she has inherited Dolly's cottage, and can finally have her own place. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 9841
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