Friends at Thrush Green

Informationen zum Autor Miss Read (1913-2012) was the pseudonym of Mrs. Dora Saint, a former schoolteacher beloved for her novels of English rural life, especially those set in the fictional villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre. The first of these, Village School , was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998, she was awarded an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her services to literature.  Klappentext Ever since the publication of Village School 35 years ago, Miss Read's numerous novels set in Thrush Green and Fairacre have been bestsellers all over the world. The "new Miss Read" focuses on Thrush Green's two former schoolteachers, now retired, who return for a visit. Zusammenfassung Ever since the publication of Village School 35 years ago, Miss Read's numerous novels set in Thrush Green and Fairacre have been bestsellers all over the world. The "new Miss Read" focuses on Thrush Green's two former schoolteachers, now retired, who return for a visit.

Product details

• Authors: John S. Goodall, Miss Read, Read, Miss Read, Miss/ Goodall Read
• Assisted by: John S. Goodall (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2002
• EAN: 9780618238880
• ISBN: 978-0-618-23888-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Miss Read (Paperback); Miss Read (Paperback)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, Historical fiction, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, US South, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Romance / Romantic Comedy, FICTION: Small Town & Rural *, FICTION: Humorous / General, FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Southern, FICTION: Romance / Billionaires, Modern and Contemporary romance, Classic fiction: general and literary, Romance: the rich / famous / powerful