Thereâs no pleasing Mrs. Pringleâand everyone in Fairacre knows it. âMiss Readâs novels are sheer delightâ (Chicago Tribune).  Miss Read is certain of one thingâshe wonât be forced to hire grumpy Mrs. Pringle to straighten up her house. Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre chronicles the life of the beloved but curmudgeonly school cleaner through the stories of her fellow villagers. Readers will delight in the quirks of this favorite character, from the âflare-upsâ of her bad leg to her possessive fondness for the schoolâs two coal stoves. Her neighbors also remember Maud Pringleâs little-known benevolence, like the time she knitted mittens for poor Joe Coggs. The downland village of Fairacre bustles with familiar characters, who all have stories to share about the townâs (and readersâ) favorite grouch.  âMiss Read is a master of characterization and description . . . Mrs. Pringle is a book to savor to the very end.â âBroward Sun-Sentinel  âA soothing oasis of tidy living for the frazzled reader weary of an untidy world.â âKirkus Reviews
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