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A Peaceful Retirement - (Fairacre) by Read (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Open the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village.
- Author(s): Read
- 160 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: Fairacre
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About the Book
Open the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village.
Having bid a last farewell to her pupils at Fairacre School, Miss Read settles down to what she hopes will be a relaxing retirement. It is not entirely so, of course. She 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 eccentric neighbors. With her teaching days behind her, Miss Read discovers her talent for writing, opening a new and exciting chapter in her life -- and bringing to a close her stories of life in Fairacre, the timeless English village beloved by millions of readers.
Book Synopsis
Open the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village.
Having bid a last farewell to her pupils at Fairacre School, Miss Read settles down to what she hopes will be a relaxing retirement. It is not entirely so, of course. She 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 eccentric neighbors. With her teaching days behind her, Miss Read discovers her talent for writing, opening a new and exciting chapter in her life -- and bringing to a close her stories of life in Fairacre, the timeless English village beloved by millions of readers.
Review Quotes
"An occasional cisit to Fairacre offers a restful change from the freneic pace of the contempory world." Publishers Weekly