Village School
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780582232549 (0582232546)
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
Adult,
Mystery,
Education,
Cozy Mystery
Series: Fairacre Series (#1)
Discovered on Libbeth's profile.The first day of term has a flavour that is all its own; a whiff of lazy days behind the foretaste of the busy future.2.5*
One wonders just what was happening in Miss Read's own life as she wrote this, and the immediately preceding Farther Afield. Here's another story of a confirmed spinster (and also a complete loner) having to confront the realities of other sorts of lives. Miss Quinn is obliged to take over the runni...
Lovely, quiet little story of a village in England where Miss Read is the village school headmistress. Nothing much happens, just peaceful life in a peaceful village where everyone knows everyone's business. I think I'd hate it in real life, but it's certainly delicious to read. Not challenging, not...
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