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A schoolmistressâs summer vacation is ruinedâor is it?âin this delightful English village tale. The end of a school year often brings a burst of joy to childrenâs heartsâand unmitigated rapture to those of their teachers. And so it is for Miss Read, schoolmistress in the charming English village of Fairacre. She happily anticipates long weeks to call her own, free of timetables, bells, children and their parents. But on the very first day of the summer holiday, while retrieving lining paper from her landing cupboard, she falls and breaks her arm. Will she now spend her holiday resigned to the ministrations of the dour Mrs. Pringle?  Just when the summer seems to be ruined, Miss Readâs old friend, Amy Garfield, comes to her aid with a diverting suggestion. They can travel to Crete for two weeks, the change of scenery providing a welcome break for them bothâand perhaps when Miss Read returns, refreshed, to her beloved village, sheâll be ready to tackle the various quandaries and mishaps that await her . . .  âThe more turbulent the real world, the more charming we may find the stability of Miss Readâs tiny fictional world.â âLos Angeles Times  âMiss Read has three great giftsâan unerring intuition about human frailty, a healthy irony, and, surprisingly, an almost beery sense of humor.â âThe New Yorker |
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