A Peaceful Retirement - Hardcover

Read, Miss

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395850622 ISBN 13: 9780395850626

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1997

Synopsis

Far from peaceful, Miss Read's first year of retirement is filled with homespun adventures, as this charming book brings the Fairacre series of novels to a close. Having bid farewell to her pupils at Fairacre School, Miss Read finds herself as busy and in demand as ever, on holiday in Florence, helping with church and school affairs, and offering a kindly ear to her often eccentric neighbors. Soon she is counseling Henry Mawne on his thorny marriage, gently resisting her own perennial suitor, John Jenkins, and, finally, discovering her talent for writing. Once again, Miss Read's affection for the minutiae of village life, her love of nature, and her good humor make her excellent company. Miss Read's many fans will have more to look forward to: the author will continue to add to her Thrush Green series of novels.

About this title

Book Description:

Miss Read looks forward to her retirement - but it doesn't go quite as planned...

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0395850622
• ISBN 13: 9780395850626
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 151
• Illustrator: Dodds Andrew