**Even a small English village can't escape growing pains. "If you've ever enjoyed a visit to Mitford, you'll relish a visit to Fairacre." (Jan Karon, #1 *New York Times*βbestselling author).** Times are changing in the charming downland village of Fairacre, and Miss Read isn't certain that i
Farewell to Fairacre
β Scribed by Miss Read
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 743 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0547526423
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β¦ Synopsis
In this small English village, when one door closes, another opens for its favorite schoolteacher. "You'll****relish a visit to Fairacre" (Jan Karon, #1 New York Timesβbestselling author).
Gradually worsening health forces Miss Read to consider an early retirement from her job as the village school's headmistress. John Jenkins, a handsome newcomer, competes for her affections with the newly widowed Henry Mawne. However, Miss Read has more on her mind than men. Orphans living in her former house have bolstered the village school's roll, but these new students seem to be having problems with their adoptive family. In the midst of all this turmoil, readers can rest assured that Farewell to Fairacre boasts all the elements they have come to love: eccentric villagers, gentle humor, and a verdant rural landscape teeming with lambs, larks, and blackthorn bushes.
"As soothing and warm as a cup of Earl Grey tea, this book will...
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