Farewell to Fairacre, Fairacre Chronicles Series #6
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Farewell to Fairacre, Fairacre Chronicles Series #6   -     By: Miss Read

Farewell to Fairacre, Fairacre Chronicles Series #6

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / 1993 / Paperback

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The last novel in the beloved Fairacre series finds Miss Read with important decisions to make. Gradually worsening health forces her to consider an early retirement. John Jenkins, a handsome newcomer, competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However, Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school's roll, but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil, readers can rest assured that Fairwell to Fairacre boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers, gentle humor, and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs, larks, and blackthorn bushes. 213 pages. Soft cover.

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Title: Farewell to Fairacre, Fairacre Chronicles Series #6
By: Miss Read
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 213
Vendor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.5 (inches)
Weight: 10 ounces
ISBN: 0618154566
ISBN-13: 9780618154562
Series: Fairacre Chronicles
Stock No: WW154566

Publisher's Description

The last novel in the beloved Fairacre series finds Miss Read with important decisions to make. Gradually worsening health forces her to consider an early retirement. John Jenkins, a handsome newcomer, competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However, Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school's roll, but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil, readers can rest assured that FAREWELL TO FAIRACRE boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers, gentle humor, and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs, larks, and blackthorn bushes.

Author Bio

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. 

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"With an influx of new students, Miss Read's worries about the future of her beloved school can finally be set aside. In their wake, however, come concerns about the head mistress' own health. Two small strokes spur her decision to retire, and she spends her final months in her usual busy fashion, tending to her students at Fairacre, fending off the surprising attentions of two suitors, and becoming ever more comfortable with thoughts of a new life ahead. Nostalgic without being sentimental, this is a fitting conclusion to a delightful series, recalling old friends and pleasant times in a tranquil English village. Author Dora Saint, "the real Miss Read," fashions no grand exits for her beloved character's thirty-third appearance, choosing instead to say farewell with the same graceful, quiet charm that has endeared Miss Read to so many for so long. Once again, John Goodall's quaint pen-and-ink sketches give face to Fairacre's populace, from Miss Read's grumpy antagonist, Mrs. Pringle, to the honorable, warmhearted Miss Read herself." Booklist, ALA —

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