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Friends at Thrush Green (Miss Read)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780618238880
ISBN: 0618238883
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: November 07, 2002
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
Miss Read's charming Thrush Green series continues with Friends at Thrush Green. There had been general dismay when Miss Watson and Miss Fogerty retired to Barton-on-the-Sea after many years of devoted service teaching the children of Thrush Green, so their visit to see old friends in the village brings great pleasure. The new headmaster, Alan Lester, is cautiously accepted, but rumor is rife about his wife's health. Meanwhile, Farmer Percy Hodge is also the subject of local speculation: Is his strange behavior the result of an infatuation with the young Doreen Lilly? As for affairs at the Lovelocks' house, it is increasingly apparent that Bertha Lovelock is now in her dotage and a new and most unfortunate habit is the cause of considerable embarrassment to the good people of Lulling. All these matters and more are faced by our old friends against the familiar background and changing seasons of the English Cotswolds.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Could it get any better?
These stories just have a way of worming themselves into your heart. They feel like old friends catching up. We have so many characters and yet you really don't notice it. We have two retired schoolteachers, one of whom is enchanted by a man, reading to him every day and visiting. We have the new headmaster and his family, who move into town. But Alan's wife, Margaret seems to never be seen, always has a migraine. The town soon knows though that it isn't migraines, it is an alcohol problem. Another ... Read More
Rating: - 5 Star Reading
If you want to escape your ordinary life for a few hours, Miss Read's books are the ones to escape into. The characters are unusual and have charm. Reading one of Miss Read's book is like sitting in an overstuffed chair by the fireplace with a hot cup of cocoa. Highly recommended!!!
Rating: - More soothing than a cuppa...
A return visit to Thrush Green and the return of two of our favorite retired school teachers. The usual unusual characters abound and help enliven a lovely, gentle story about small village life. I love Miss Read.
Rating: - Delightful story about everyday life in an English village.
In this continuing story of Thrush Green we follow the day to day life of the old friends we have met before in Miss Read's books. After the retirement of Agnes Fogerty and Dorothy Watson the new headmaster Alan Lester and his family move into the school house. But in small villages it's hard to keep secrets and it is soon apparent that Mrs. Lester has a drinking problem. Nellie Piggot is now a partner at the Fushia Bush and must face the responsibility of dealing with the strange ways of Bertha ... Read More
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