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  • Written by: Miss Read
  • Narrated by: Sian Phillips
  • Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Written by: Miss Read
Narrated by: Sian Phillips
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The village schoolmistress, Miss Read, greets retirement with excitement, and settles down to endless lazy days, but her idyll is interrupted by the daily cares of her friends and fellow villagers in this, the latest Miss Read novel.
©1996 Mrs D J Saint (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Genre Fiction Contemporary
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The ending becomes a new beginning

This book and the previous are some of the best, I thought. Interesting to hear Miss Read’s motivations for ending her long career, and watch how she tackles new roles and new demands. Encouraging to see her overcome illness and simply get on with her life - seemed very English. Her determination to stay single despite pressure from a persistent suitor, and peer pressure to marry from her best friend is very refreshing. In the end, she finds meaning in a new role in her retirement.
Both books are very well narrated.

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