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Summer at Fairacre
Miss Read
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Description for Summer at Fairacre
Paperback. After a long winter, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her village friends. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
After a long winter, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her village friends.
SUMMER AT FAIRACRE charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the backdrop of roses, skylarks and bees.
Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read's friend Amy mysteriously disappears. Perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because of her 'bad leg'.
Still, the sounds of children playing and the fragrance of summertime flowers fill ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Fairacre
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752893570
SKU
V9780752893570
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Miss Read
Miss Read, or in real life Dora Saint, was a teacher by profession who started writing after the second world war, beginning with light essays written for Punch and other journals. She then wrote on educational and country matters and worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Miss Read was married to a schoolmaster for sixty-four years until his death ... Read more
Reviews for Summer at Fairacre
"A gentle and easy read, just right for summer days" TELEGRAPH & ARGUS "This warm and winsome depiction of a small Cotswold community will charm, soothe and amuse readers" GOOD BOOK GUIDE