Miss Read's novels have become classics. Published alongside VILLAGE SCHOOL and VILLAGE DIARY. Includes the original line drawings. The Miss Read novels have sold over 3 millions copies. She has also received terrific reviews: 'Observed with exactitude, animation, and a sense of comedy that recall a Brueghel painting of village folk' The Times. 'Here you'll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colourful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter ... delightful' Jan Karon. 'An affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle ... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing' New York Times. 'Miss Read so understands and loves the country and can write so tenderly and humorously about the minutiae of village life without distortion or sentimentality' Times Literary Supplement.
Miss Read was a teacher by profession who started writing after the Second World War. In additional to her novels, she has written on educational and country matters, and worked as a script-writer for the BBC. She lives in Berkshire, and was made an MBE for her services to literature.
Observed with exactitude, animation, and a sense of comedy that recall a Brueghel painting of village folk - THE TIMESHere you'll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colourful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter ... delightful - Jan KaronAn affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle ... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing - NEW YORK TIMESMiss Read so understands and loves the country and can write so tenderly and humorously about the minutiae of village life without distortion or sentimentality - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
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