Author: Miss Read
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this small English village, when one door closes, another opens for its favorite schoolteacher. “You’llrelish a visit to Fairacre” (Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author). Gradually worsening health forces Miss Read to consider an early retirement from her job as the village school’s headmistress. John Jenkins, a handsome newcomer, competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However, Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school’s roll, but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil, readers can rest assured that Farewell to Fairacre boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers, gentle humor, and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs, larks, and blackthorn bushes. “As soothing and warm as a cup of Earl Grey tea, this book will delight fans and newcomers to the series alike.” —Library Journal “Sensible, well read and acutely observant, the delightfully prim Miss Read continues to be very good company indeed.” —Publishers Weekly
Farewell to Fairacre
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this small English village, when one door closes, another opens for its favorite schoolteacher. “You’llrelish a visit to Fairacre” (Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author). Gradually worsening health forces Miss Read to consider an early retirement from her job as the village school’s headmistress. John Jenkins, a handsome newcomer, competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However, Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school’s roll, but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil, readers can rest assured that Farewell to Fairacre boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers, gentle humor, and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs, larks, and blackthorn bushes. “As soothing and warm as a cup of Earl Grey tea, this book will delight fans and newcomers to the series alike.” —Library Journal “Sensible, well read and acutely observant, the delightfully prim Miss Read continues to be very good company indeed.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this small English village, when one door closes, another opens for its favorite schoolteacher. “You’llrelish a visit to Fairacre” (Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author). Gradually worsening health forces Miss Read to consider an early retirement from her job as the village school’s headmistress. John Jenkins, a handsome newcomer, competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However, Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school’s roll, but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil, readers can rest assured that Farewell to Fairacre boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers, gentle humor, and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs, larks, and blackthorn bushes. “As soothing and warm as a cup of Earl Grey tea, this book will delight fans and newcomers to the series alike.” —Library Journal “Sensible, well read and acutely observant, the delightfully prim Miss Read continues to be very good company indeed.” —Publishers Weekly
A Peaceful Retirement
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618884384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A trip to Florence with her friend Amy is a bright spot in Miss Read's retirement; Henry Mawne's complaints about his new wife and John Jenkins' persistent offers of marriage are not.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618884384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A trip to Florence with her friend Amy is a bright spot in Miss Read's retirement; Henry Mawne's complaints about his new wife and John Jenkins' persistent offers of marriage are not.
Changes at Fairacre
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618154579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618154579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
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.
Storm in the Village
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618884162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Miss Read, the headmistress of Fairacre School, learns of a proposed new housing development that soon has the citizens of Fairacre up in arms.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618884162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Miss Read, the headmistress of Fairacre School, learns of a proposed new housing development that soon has the citizens of Fairacre up in arms.
Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1409147916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
A nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL. From organising the school summer fete... 'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand'. ...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood: 'I collect stones with holes in them'. Miss Read captures the essence of rural life, and in particular of village schools, as only she can. This collection also includes extracts from her letters: 'Michael Joseph wrote after the Observer thing and is throwing out feelers for a book. I shall know if he still feels like it - me too! - after we've met'. It will also include an Introduction on how 'Miss Read' was first created: 'Miss Read was born fully clothed in sensible garments and aged about forty. She was born, in fact, when I was struggling to write my first book and needed a village schoolmistress as the narrator.'
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1409147916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
A nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL. From organising the school summer fete... 'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand'. ...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood: 'I collect stones with holes in them'. Miss Read captures the essence of rural life, and in particular of village schools, as only she can. This collection also includes extracts from her letters: 'Michael Joseph wrote after the Observer thing and is throwing out feelers for a book. I shall know if he still feels like it - me too! - after we've met'. It will also include an Introduction on how 'Miss Read' was first created: 'Miss Read was born fully clothed in sensible garments and aged about forty. She was born, in fact, when I was struggling to write my first book and needed a village schoolmistress as the narrator.'
Gossip from Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618219131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The pristine setting of Thrush Green conceals a flurry of activity. Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as Miss Watson, the village's teacher, is about to make an important decision and Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618219131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The pristine setting of Thrush Green conceals a flurry of activity. Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as Miss Watson, the village's teacher, is about to make an important decision and Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby.
Winter in Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Orion
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
When a stranger arrives in the village of Thrush Green, Miss Dean's romantic prospects suddenly change.
Publisher: Orion
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
When a stranger arrives in the village of Thrush Green, Miss Dean's romantic prospects suddenly change.
Life After Life
Author: Kate Atkinson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552779687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in lifeâe(tm)s bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552779687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in lifeâe(tm)s bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves.
Chronicles of Fairacre, Comprising Village School, Village Diary, and Storm in the Village
Author: Miss Read
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The first three Miss Read novels feature the practical genius of the indomitable schoolteacher and the doings of her colleagues in the Infants' Room and of other residents of Fairacre, Beech Green, and Caxley.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The first three Miss Read novels feature the practical genius of the indomitable schoolteacher and the doings of her colleagues in the Infants' Room and of other residents of Fairacre, Beech Green, and Caxley.
The Last Chronicle at Fairacre
Author: Miss Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718144951
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The omnibus brings to a conclusion the Fairacre story which began in 1955 with Village School, and about which Miss Read has written 17 books. This book includes Changes at Fairacre, Farewell to Fairacre and A Peaceful Retirement. The book will contain the original illustrations by John S. Goodall.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718144951
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The omnibus brings to a conclusion the Fairacre story which began in 1955 with Village School, and about which Miss Read has written 17 books. This book includes Changes at Fairacre, Farewell to Fairacre and A Peaceful Retirement. The book will contain the original illustrations by John S. Goodall.