Author: Miss Read Publisher: Center Point ISBN: 9781585472352 Category : Country life Languages : en Pages : 0
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A violent October storm -- unexpected except by the weatherwise Mr. Willet -- strike the village of Fairacre. Trees and telephone poles are down, and the roof of St. Patrick’s Church has been badly damaged. The repair estimates are so high that its repair seems unlikely. That is, until Mr. Willet suggests a festival. Suddenly, Fairacre is bustling with whist drive, a food sale, a Christmas Bazaar, and finally, the festival itself. But Fairacre still has a long way to go. Will they be forced to sell the church’s treasured Queen Anne chalice? The denizens of Fairacre are undaunted and persevere despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618884186 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 116
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Tthe first day of October brings an unheralded and violent storm, which whips through Fairacre, blowing down trees and telephone poles -- and, worst of all, damaging the roof of St. Patrick's Church. The inhabitants of tiny Fairacre can't imagine how they will be able to afford the repairs, until Mr. Willett suggests a fundraising festival. Preparations for a food sale, a concert, a school play, and a gigantic Christmas bazaar are soon made -- but will they be enough? With her customary humor and grace, Miss Read recounts a story of catastrophe and courage.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618884162 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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Miss Read, the headmistress of Fairacre School, learns of a proposed new housing development that soon has the citizens of Fairacre up in arms.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618884384 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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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.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618127023 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 244
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"Village School" introduces cheerful schoolmistress Miss Read and her lovable group of children, who are just as likely to lose themselves as their mittens. 18 line drawings.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618154579 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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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.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1409105709 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 206
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The enchanting childhood memoirs of bestselling author Miss Read. Miss Read's early days were spent with two remarkable grandmothers - one in Lewisham and one in Walton-on-the-Naze. EARLY DAYS is full of childhood memories of an extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins and their houses full of mystery and adventure, where Miss Read spent so much time, living in the shadow of the First World War. At the age of seven, Miss Read moved to the small village of Chelsfield, Kent, into a magical new world - and so began her love of the English countryside which was to have such a strong influence on her career as a writer. Her evocative descriptions of the village school, the joys of exploring the woods and lanes rich in wildlife and of childhood events, from toffee-making to the treat of a lift on the corn-chandler's cart, vividly convey this time as one of the happiest of her life.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 118
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Miss Read fondly recalls her school years in Kent in this second volume of memoirs of an English childhood. These school years set the pattern for her future and were later woven into her much-loved novels of Thrush Green and Fairacre.
Author: Miss Read Publisher: ISBN: 9780786223145 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
The first day of October brings an unheralded and violent storm, which whips through Fairacre, blowing down trees and telephone poles -- and, worst of all, damaging the roof of St. Patrick?s Church. The inhabitants of tiny Fairacre can?t imagine how they will be able to afford the repairs, until Mr. Willett suggests a fundraising festival. Preparations for a food sale, a concert, a school play, and a gigantic Christmas bazaar are soon made -- but will they be enough? With her customary humor and grace, Miss Read recounts a story of catastrophe and courage.
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read
Author: Miss Read