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A Peaceful Retirement (Penguin Audiobooks) [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Miss Read (Author), June Whitfield (Reader)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Penguin (30 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140864423
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140864427
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 221,939 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Miss Read greets retirement from the village school with considerable excitement, and is determined to prove wrong those friends who doubt that she will be able to cope alone. She settles down to what she hopes will be an endless stream of lazy daysbut is, of course, completely thwarted. She is called upon to advise on Henry Mawne's matrimonial problems, the vicar wants her to write a history of the village, and she has to ward off John Jenkins' persistent offers of marriage. The Fairacre characters, so well loved from the previous books, weave a colourful background, none more so than Mrs Pringle who still clucks over the state of Miss Read's housekeeping.

About the Author
Miss Read writes two series of books about English village life: the Thrush Green and the Fairacre series. She has published over forty books including a double autobiographical volume, EARLY DAYS, and a collection of short stories about life as a village schoolteacher, TALES FROM A VILLAGE SCHOOL. She lives near Hungerford in Berkshire.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely and entertaining read, a book to get lost in., 24 Oct 1999
By fred.ward@tesco.net (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Paperback)
Miss Read, again manages to captivate the feelings of those who to are approaching retirement; and also of those who aren't. Her characters are all someone you know in your own life. Always feeling that they could be so and so. I always felt as if I was included in the story, like I was a friend. I'm an avid reader of her books but it seems this is the last one? She puts such warmth and feeling into this book it spills out from every page. It is obvious that her friends are as devoted to her as she is to them whatever happens. The frequent requests of marriage from John Jenkins are bittersweet and has nearly succumb once or twice. Her lifelong friend Amy, trying so hard to matchmake over the years, tries not to let John Jenkins slip through Miss Reads' fingers but alas fails again. She gets great support from Henry Mawne, who has also been a suitor in the past but Miss Read also gently refused him. She looks forward to retirement with joy and some trepidation, however handles the situation very well. I hope there will be more stories from her in the not to distant future.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Another gentle and charming book from my favourite author, 6 Feb 2002
By a_nicholls@bigpond.com (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Paperback)
A change in direction with not only retirement but marriage proposals as well for my most loved fictional character. With all of the Fairacre books, a book I have read over and over - only with particular sadness as it appears that this may be the final book. I found the illustrations a bit off putting - part of my love of Miss Read's books are due to J Goodall's beautiful illustrations - not that these are bad, just not what previous readers may be used to. My only complaint is that it is too short!
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