| The School at Thrush Green Contributor(s): Read (Author), Goodall, John S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618884424 ISBN-13: 9780618884421 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: As two schoolteachers plan for their retirement, readers witness the challenges they face leaving their old home and learning to drive. Once again Miss Read will satisfy fans with her happy blend of nostalgia and authentic flavor. Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Thrush Green |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When two beloved primary school teachers, Miss Dorothy and Miss Agnes, decide to retire, the townspeople are aflutter, musing about the teachers' replacements and seeking an appropriate farewell gift. |
Contributor Bio(s): Read, Miss: - 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.Read: - 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. |