Times are changing in the charming downland village of Fairacre, and Miss Read isn't certain that it's all for the best. The new commuter lifestyle...
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Apr 13, 2010
Peri
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Have been reading and re-reading a few of these over the weekend. I have to be in the mood for them but when I am in the right place - I love them. So relaxing and easy, that time passes and what was to be a 10 minute sit down with a book soon becomes an hour+.
I love the sense of village life from the past - slowly changing but not quite at the pace you get in towns and cities. I really enjoy the portraits of her characters that don't change much on the surface but then suddenly come More...
I love the sense of village life from the past - slowly changing but not quite at the pace you get in towns and cities. I really enjoy the portraits of her characters that don't change much on the surface but then suddenly come More...
May 22, 2011
I like to think of Fairacre as sort of a British Lake Wobegon - a place where things don't really change.
But change is coming to Fairacre, like it or not. First there's the death of Dolly Clair and Miss Read's move to Dolly's old home. None too soon as it turns out, because a storm damages Miss Read's old home by the school.
The demographics of Fairacre are changing, too. There are far fewer children enrolled in Fairacre school and there is an overriding fear amongst the More...
But change is coming to Fairacre, like it or not. First there's the death of Dolly Clair and Miss Read's move to Dolly's old home. None too soon as it turns out, because a storm damages Miss Read's old home by the school.
The demographics of Fairacre are changing, too. There are far fewer children enrolled in Fairacre school and there is an overriding fear amongst the More...
Jan 29, 2012
Xirxe
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Es war mein erstes Miss Read Buch, und ich glaube, auch mein letztes. Es liegt nicht daran, dass nichts Aufregendes passiert. Mir ist es einfach - zu beschaulich, zu einseitig.
Miss Read, eine Grundschullehrerin auf dem Lande, erbt ein Haus und zieht um. Neben diesem Umzug beschreibt sie das Leben - ihr eigenes wie auch das in ihrer Umgebung. Alles wirkt wie mit einem Weichzeichner wiedergegeben: Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen :-). Die Menschen sind alle liebevoll und freundlich zueinander und More...
Miss Read, eine Grundschullehrerin auf dem Lande, erbt ein Haus und zieht um. Neben diesem Umzug beschreibt sie das Leben - ihr eigenes wie auch das in ihrer Umgebung. Alles wirkt wie mit einem Weichzeichner wiedergegeben: Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen :-). Die Menschen sind alle liebevoll und freundlich zueinander und More...
Apr 07, 2010
Melody
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Yes, another delightful Miss Read book. This one has more of the same, only a little bit extra. Don't start with this, of course, as it's nearly the end of the series. There are some heart wrenching bits here, and as ever, it's worth the time to read.
Sep 30, 2007
Amanda
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I have read almost all Miss Read's books about a country teacher in an English Village. She has a gentle sense of humor and there is a lot of local color in these books. It is not a book for people who like action, as there is almost no action at all. These books are like comfort food, you can read it and take a breath and slow your life down to the pace of an English country village about 50 years ago.
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