Gossip from Thrush Green

Gossip from Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618219131

The pristine setting of Thrush Green conceals a flurry of activity. Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as Miss Watson, the village's teacher, is about to make an important decision and Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby.


Winter in Thrush Green

Winter in Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Orion
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When a stranger arrives in the village of Thrush Green, Miss Dean's romantic prospects suddenly change.


News from Thrush Green

News from Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: HMH
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2008-12-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0547745745

From the author of the Fairacre series: “The more turbulent the real world, the more charming we may find the stability of Miss Read’s tiny fictional world.” —Los Angeles Times Thrush Green is never quite as quiet as it first appears. When a local, long-empty cottage called Tullivers shows signs of occupancy, the village whispers in excitement. Phil, a lovely woman with a young son, has been deserted by her husband and quickly attracts the attention of the villagers—and the interest of several bachelors. Harold Shoosmith gives both advice and practical help in the garden, while Winnie Bailey’s nephew, Richard, offers his assistance with household repairs and takes Phil for a drive to London. When Phil receives some unexpected news, her new freedom brings even more changes to her life—and a new love to Thrush Green.


Affairs at Thrush Green

Affairs at Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618238576

In Affairs at Thrush Green, Miss Read continues the fortunes of the Thrush Green families whom we last met in Gossip from Thrush Green. Here we follow the kindly vicar, Charles Henstock, to the neighboring Lulling, after his home was burned to the ground at the end of the earlier novel. Going to a new church is never easy, even in the best of times; indeed, poor Dr. Henstock encounters some very redoubtable females in Lulling. A full-scale power struggle erupts over the question of kneeling cushions for the Lady Chapel, and other difficulties revolve around the crotchety old sexton Albert Piggott. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger arrives at the Fuschia Bush cafe, and its rivalry with the Two Pheasants becomes more acute. One knows, however, that Miss Read will make all come right in the end.


Return to Thrush Green

Return to Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618219148

It's spring again, and with the change of seasons comes change in the lives of many of the villagers. The Young family is disrupted by the sudden arrival of Joan's father, and Molly and Ben Curdle finally consider settling down.


Storm in the Village

Storm in the Village
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618884162

Miss Read, the headmistress of Fairacre School, learns of a proposed new housing development that soon has the citizens of Fairacre up in arms.


Christmas at Thrush Green

Christmas at Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2009-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1409105644

A brand new Miss Read novel, set in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green at Christmas. The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang up their stockings, families go to church together and everyone enjoys the treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers make their way round the cottages on the green, it looks as if Christmas will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it seems. Phyllida and Frank have their work cut out for them when they agree to take on the Nativity play - made all the more difficult by an outbreak of chicken pox. The indomitable Ella has lived in Thrush Green for as long as anyone can remember, but lately she has been behaving strangely. Then there are the dreadful Burwells, newcomers to Thrush Green, who cause something of a stir with their 'home improvements'. For Nelly, owner of The Fuchsia Bush tea shop, Christmas is an especially busy time, with people dropping in for much-needed refreshment, weary from all their Christmas shopping. But then she receives an unexpected letter.


The Well of Loneliness

The Well of Loneliness
Author: Radclyffe Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1928
Genre: Censorship
ISBN:

Tells the story of Stephen Gordon, a girl born at the turn of century, and her struggle for acceptance as a lesbian.


Early Days

Early Days
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2010-11-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1409105709

The enchanting childhood memoirs of bestselling author Miss Read. Miss Read's early days were spent with two remarkable grandmothers - one in Lewisham and one in Walton-on-the-Naze. EARLY DAYS is full of childhood memories of an extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins and their houses full of mystery and adventure, where Miss Read spent so much time, living in the shadow of the First World War. At the age of seven, Miss Read moved to the small village of Chelsfield, Kent, into a magical new world - and so began her love of the English countryside which was to have such a strong influence on her career as a writer. Her evocative descriptions of the village school, the joys of exploring the woods and lanes rich in wildlife and of childhood events, from toffee-making to the treat of a lift on the corn-chandler's cart, vividly convey this time as one of the happiest of her life.