GOSSIP FROM THRUSH GREEN returns readers to the delightful English village, neighbor to Fairacre, for a golden summer. But this sleepy, pristine se...
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May 12, 2011
Jo
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Any book that begins by eulogising the lost art of afternoon tea is bound to be a lovely read, and this book is no exception. I'm sure life never was as perfect as it's painted in Miss Read's books, but it's nice to imagine that it might be. Reading this book is a lovely, gentle way of catching up with characters that feel like old friends.
Jan 01, 2012
Cera
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I was particularly happy about the schoolteachers who have slowly become real friends over the books, and how they decide to keep their lives together post-retirement.
Nov 02, 2010
Linda
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Lovely slice of village life. Nothing overly terrible ever happens, and everyone takes care of everyone else.
Mar 08, 2011
Beth
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Another treasure from Miss Read. (If anyone doesn't like Miss Read don't tell me about it. I adore her.)
Nov 28, 2007
Tracy
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Every book I've read by Miss Read would qualify as "quaint" and most are delightful. The only drawback comes in reading too many of her novels in close succession...they start to blur in one's mind. But they hold up much better than many other series. Nothing tremendous happens -- it's small town, or rather village, life with lots of quirky characters and some lovely descriptions of the natural landscape.
I especially liked the character Dotty Harmer -- an eccentric old lady More...
I especially liked the character Dotty Harmer -- an eccentric old lady More...
Jun 18, 2009
Judy
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Another enjoyable Miss Read book, about the people and their happenings in the small Cotswold village of Thrush Green (some of the books are about Fairacre, also). Miss Read is an astute observer of people and their foibles.
Jul 29, 2011
Another nice little tale, but I didn't get into it like news from Thrush Green.
Dec 17, 2009
Irina
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As an avid and unashamed anglophile, I loved this book -- it's a gentle, enjoyable read where you follow the happenings in a little village in England: jumble sales, doctors who make house calls, thatched roof cottages, walks along country lanes, a 2-room schoolhouse, fireside visits with neighbors over tea, etc. with I've been reading and re-reading the series for about 10 years now.
Dec 16, 2009
Marlies
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Even cornier than Binchy, if that's possible. Ultimate life in small English village circa 1960ish books--there's a whole series! Love them love them love them. A few times, when we've been in the car, I've turned them on briefly (on tape) and Jamie was very, very afraid. : )
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