The people of Fairacre are up in arms about the possible closure of the village school. This anxious time for Miss Read is made bearable by the support of all her friends and neighbours.
A Peaceful Retirement
UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 59 mins)
By Miss Read
Narrated By Sian Phillips
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The village schoolmistress, Miss Read, greets retirement with excitement, and settles down to endless lazy days, but her idyll is interrupted by the daily cares of her friends and fellow villagers in this, the latest Miss Read novel.
Winter in Thrush Green
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 37 mins)
By Miss Read
Narrated By June Barrie
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A new excitement comes to the village of Thrush Green when Harold Shoosmith, a distinguished bachelor who has chosen the village for his retirement, takes the corner house on the green. Harold is soon enmeshed in village politics and becomes involved in the private lives of his neighbours as well. His presence has a dramatic effect on Dimity Dean and Ella Bembridge and is the cause of a serious misunderstanding between the two friends.
Tyler's Row
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 7 mins)
By Miss Read
Narrated By Gwen Watford
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The two-hundred-year-old cottages known as Tyler’s Row, with charming leaded-glass windows and an arched thorn hedge over the gateway, are supposed to provide a haven of peace for their new owners, Peter and Diana Hale.
The Howards of Caxley
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 21 mins)
By Miss Read
Narrated By June Barrie
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The Howards of Caxley begins on a fine May morning in the fateful year of 1939, and then follows the path of the two families and the little town through the Second World War, towards hope for happier times ahead.
Gossip from Thrush Green
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 21 mins)
By Miss Read
Narrated By Gwen Watford
Whispersync for Voice-ready
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Gossip From Thrush Green returns readers to that delightful English village, neighbour to Fairacre, for a golden summer. But this sleepy, pristine setting conceals a flurry of activity among the villagers. Rumour has it that Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as the village’s teacher is about to make an important decision. Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby. The kindly vicar, Charles Henstock, works on his sermon - quite unaware of the disaster that will overtake him.
Publisher's Summary
There are new people moving to Thrush Green and the village is rife with speculations and curiosity. Who are these people and will they be good for the village?
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