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Village Diary: The second novel in the Fairacre series by Miss Read (Paperback, 2006)

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In her first book VILLAGE SCHOOL Miss Read gave a picture of the small but detailed world of a typical primary school in a remote country area, a world peopled by the children themselves, Miss Clare the venerable infants teacher, glum Mrs Pringle the cleaner, the vicar and other inhabitants of Fairacre. In VILLAGE DIARY Miss Read describes the people of Fairacre with the same exactitude, sense of comedy and sharp observation. In addition to those characters familiar to readers of VILLAGE SCHOOL there are newcomers, including dictatorial Amy, an old college friend, Mr Mawne, whom the village sees as a possible husband for the unwilling Miss Read and the earnest new infants teacher. Overshadowing everything, there is the mammoth country pageant in which Fairacre is so sharply and painfully divided...

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PublisherOrion Publishing Group

ISBN-139780752877433

eBay Product ID (ePID)92049235

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Book TitleVillage Diary: the Second Novel in the Fairacre Series

AuthorMiss Read

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicBooks

Publication Year2006

Number of Pages240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height202mm

Item Width200mm

Item Weight210g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorMiss Read

Series TitleFairacre

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by jaga3652
04 Jun, 2019
One of 'Miss Read's' best
Miss Read (Dora Saint) has written dozens of books about life in an English village in the 1950s - 1980s. She has a fine eye for characterisation, obviously loves nature, can produce some really funny vignettes of human behaviour and has a really beautiful style of writing. She is a joy to read. I find that the earlier Fairacre stories are her finest, and 'Village Diary' is one of the best. Whenever I am a bit frazzled or at a loss to know what to read next, I relax with a Miss Read book and always feel in a better mood afterwards.
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by mmcg4042
28 Jul, 2021
Amusing and informative, these books allow you to feel the atmosphere of village and school life of an earlier and perhaps simpler period.
Having been a primary teacher myself I have enjoyed going back to the period I grew up; Miss Read is helping me get through this difficult time.
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by dollyandbun
01 Aug, 2019
Village Diary
Not much of a story going on and a bit too descriptive for my taste.
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by jaysee99joan
01 Mar, 2024
Beautifully written tale of village life
Not compelling, but a beautifully written tale of village life. The characters come to life and this simple tale is told with such insight and humour, its thoroughly enjoyable.
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