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Miss Read
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Publisher | Orion | ||
ISBN | 9780753899077 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
"No matter how devoted, dedicated, conscientious and altogether noble a teacher is, I feel pretty sure that each and everyone feels the same sense of freedom and relief from her chains when the end of term arrives..." So it is for Miss Read - but on the very first day of the long summer holiday she falls and breaks her arm. Instantly, all her plans for the holidays are in tatters. But Miss Read's friend, Amy, comes up with a plan: and so it is that the two of them leave Fairacre for the island of Crete. The change of scene provides a welcome break for both women, giving Miss Read the opportunity to recuperate, and for them both to discuss the merits of single and married life. And when Miss Read returns, refreshed, to Fairacre, she is ready to tackle the problems which await her...
Review
A wonderful story about the head teacher of the village school with this being another of the great Miss Read books and audio books.
I listened to the story on audio cd while driving the other day to my university tutorial and found myself drawn into the story of the village head mistress and the time she spends with one of her best friends. It was great to be able to relax and listen and enjoy this audio book because of the way Carole Boyd read it. I found this to be a great way to use the time in a traffic jam, in fact it is a great way to while away any journey on your own!
The language and the narrative are brilliant, simple but sensitive and very open about village life and the goings on.
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