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.
A nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.
From organising the school summer fete...
'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand'.
...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood:
'I collect stones with holes in them'.
Miss Read captures the essence of rural life, and in particular of village schools, as only she can. This collection also includes extracts from her letters:
'Michael Joseph wrote after the Observer thing and is throwing out feelers for a book. I shall know if he still feels like it - me too! - after we've met'.
It will also include an Introduction on how 'Miss Read' was first created:
'Miss Read was born fully clothed in sensible garments and aged about forty. She was born, in fact, when I was struggling to write my first book and needed a village schoolmistress as the narrator.'
Title : Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love
EAN : 9781409147916
Publisher : Orion
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