Miss Read

Miss Read, a teacher, describes the course of one school year in the rural English community of Tyler's Row.

Village School

On May Day during the annual fair in the small village of Thrush Green, complications develop in the relationships of a group of inhabitants, in a new edition of the first novel in the Thrush Green series. Reprint.

Thrush Green

Winter in Thrush Green (Miss Read Series)

This Miss Read story chronicle's the year Miss Read's school celebrates its 100th anniversary, with the help and sometimes hindrance of readers favorite Fairacre friends. 19 line drawings.

Village Centenary

The Christmas Mouse

Three uplifting Christmas tales--No Holly for Miss Quinn, Village Christmas, and The Christmas Mouse--are offered here in one enchanting volume. The English village of Fairacre is a vision of holiday joy, but celebrations of the season do not always go as expected.

Christmas at Fairacre

Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved country village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook -- and used with alarming consequences -- to the tragic story of the village ghost. With characteristic grace and vigor, Miss Read retells many treasured stories of Fairacre past and present.

Over the Gate

Gathers together 25 early short stories by Miss Read, about life as a village schoolteacher. These stories led to her writing her first novel, Village School, and reveal the seeds of her later novels.

Tales from a Village School

Trouble brews in the tiny country village of Fairacre when it is discovered that Farmer Miller’s Hundred Acre Field is slated for real estate development. Alarming rumors are circulating, among them the fear that the village school may close. The endearing schoolmistress Miss Read brings her inimitable blend of affection and clear-sighted candor to this report, in which a young girl finds her first love, an older woman accepts a new role in life, and the impassioned battle to save the village from being engulfed is at the forefront of every villager’s mind.

Storm in the Village

Chronicles of Fairacre, Comprising Village School, Village Diary, and Storm in the Village

Emily Davis

Through the eyes of many Fairacre friends, we trace Mrs. Pringle's life and her stormy standing as the redoubtable cleaner of the town's school. However maddening she is, life at Fairacre would be poorer without her.

Mrs. Pringle

This book follows the Howards' fortunes in war and peace, from 1939 to 1950, against the backdrop of a little country town.

The Howards of Caxley

An enchanting story of village life from the bestselling author of the FAIRACRE series. January has been bitterly cold in Thrush Green. But at last the winter seems to be melting into a beautiful spring. But with the warmer weather comes a series of local dramas in the community: the future of The Fuchsia Bush tea shop is uncertain when its owner, Mrs Peters, falls ill; there are problems concerning Rectory Cottages, which prove hard to solve; the plans for the village fete - always an event rife with conflict - are hotting up... Meanwhile, the arrival of a stranger from America excites much interest and curiosity - who is he, and what effect will he have on the village?

The Year at Thrush Green

Now that Fairacre school no longer faces the threat of closure, Miss Read is looking forward to a few more years of teaching before retirement. But best-laid plans often go awry. Unexpectedly her health begins to fail and she faces some tough decisions about her future. Meanwhile, rumours abound about Miss Read's old friend Mr Mawne - now a widower; a handsome newcomer to town takes a shine to the stalwart headmistress; Miss Read keeps a watchful eye on the courtship of a friend; and village life goes on.

Farewell to Fairacre

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.

& Tiggy

The Fairacre Festival

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.

Changes at Fairacre

London family, newly moved to a quiet country village, are accepted by the unfriendly townfolk only after a newborn baby boy arrives at Christmas.

Village Christmas

The very first Miss Read novel - set in a charming 1950s English countryside community, perfect nostalgia for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE or Gervase Phinn. 'An affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle ... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing' New York Times Fairacre is a village of cottages, a church and the school - and at the heart of the school, its headmistress, Miss Read. Through her discerning eye, we meet the villagers of Fairacre and see their trials and tribulations, from the irascible school cleaner Mrs Pringle, to the young schoolchildren with their scraped knees, hopeful faces and inevitable mischief. Miss Read takes us through the school year, beginning with the Christmas term when the bitterly cold weather challenges the school's ancient heating system, right through to the hot summer day when school is over for another year. VILLAGE SCHOOL is an intriguing glimpse into a forgotten world and has become a true classic.

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