Battles 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 Feelings are running high in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green. The rector's plan for the neglected churchyard doesn't meet with universal approval; there is a clash of personalities at the local school; and someone has returned to the village after an absence of fifty years. Zusammenfassung Feelings are running high in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green. The rector’s plan for the neglected churchyard doesn’t meet with universal approval; there is a clash of personalities at the local school; and someone has returned to the village after an absence of fifty years.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John S. Goodall, Miss Read, READ, Miss Read, Miss/ Goodall Read
• Collaboration: J. S. Goodall (Illustrations), John S. Goodall (Illustrations)
• Edition: Mariner Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9780618884414
• ISBN: 978-0-618-88441-4
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 16 mm
• Thèmes: Thrush Green; Thrush Green
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval style, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Historical / World War II, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, FICTION: World Literature / American / General