Summer at Fairacre: The ninth novel in the Fairacre series

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Summer at Fairacre: The ninth novel in the Fairacre series
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Miss Read
SeriesFairacre
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 152
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780752893570
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publication Date 24 July 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 the air, as Miss Read shepherds her students and friends through the warm season.

Author Biography

Miss Read was a teacher by profession who started writing after the Second World War. In additional to her novels, she has written on educational and country matters, and worked as a script-writer for the BBC. She lives in Berkshire, and was made an MBE for her services to literature.

Reviews

"A gentle and easy read, just right for summer days" TELEGRAPH & ARGUS