A peaceful retirement - Hardcover

Miss Read

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718141237 ISBN 13: 9780718141233

Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Miss Read greets retirement with considerable excitement determined to prove wrong those friends who doubt she will be able to cope alone. But it is not as she planned - John Jenkins continues to propose marriage, and Henry Mawne has some trouble with his new wife and tries to enlist her sympathy.

About this title

About the Author:

Miss Read writes two series of books about English village life: the Thrush Green and the Fairacre series. She has published over forty books including a double autobiographical volume, EARLY DAYS, and a collection of short stories about life as a village schoolteacher, TALES FROM A VILLAGE SCHOOL. She lives near Hungerford in Berkshire.

From AudioFile:

Miss Read's books are like comfort food for the soul. The stories are wholesome, familiar and untroubling. In this story Miss Read leaves her job as schoolmistress of Fairacre School and settles down to retired life. She receives advice, volunteer work, writing assignments and the opportunity to be a marriage counselor. Sian Phillips, the distinguished actress, reads the story in a thoroughly professional, cultured manner. Hers is a solid, determined Miss Read and not a frail old lady who simply rests and roams about her gardens. For those seeking to return in spirit to a simpler place, this story about retirement in a Cotswold village is just the thing. D.L.G. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0718141237
• ISBN 13: 9780718141233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160