Thrush Green
The classic nostalgic novel set in 1950s Cotswolds
$33.09
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
12 April 2007
Summary
It’s the May Day holiday and a fair has come to the village of Thrush Green. The residents of Thrush Green all have their own views about the fair. For young Paul, just recovered from an illness, it is a joy to be allowed out to play at the fair; for Ruth, who returned to the soothing tranquillity of Thrush Green nursing a broken heart, the fair is a welcome distraction from her own problems. And for Dr Lovell, the fair brings an unexpected new patient. Then there is Mrs Curdle, the long-stan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752877501 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 075287750X |
| Author: | Miss Read |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 12 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Thrush Green |
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About The Author
Miss Read
Miss Read, or in real life Dora Saint, was born 17 April 1913. A teacher by profession, she started writing after the Second World War for Punch and other journals and as a scriptwriter for the BBC. She is best known for her immensely popular novels of English rural life. The first of these, VILLAGE SCHOOL, was published in 1955 and Miss Read continued to write about the fictitious villages of Fairacre and Thrush Green until her retirement in 1996. She lives in Berkshire and in the 1998 New Year Honours list was awarded an MBE for her services to literature.
Previous Titles include:
Christmas at Fairacre; A Country Christmas; Village School; Village Diary; Storm in the Village; Thrush Green; Winter in Thrush Green
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