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Over the Gate and Fairacre Festival (Large Print)
Over the Gate and Fairacre Festival - Large Print Author:Miss Read Contains: — OVER THE GATE (Fairacre, Bk 5) — Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved country village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folk... more »lore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook -- and used with alarming consequences -- to the tragic story of the village ghost. With characteristic grace and vigor, Miss Read retells many treasured stories of Fairacre past and present.
FAIRACRE FESTIVAL (Fairacre, Bk 7)
The English village of Fairacre, comfortably nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, is a picturesque place of tile-roof cottages, a historic church, a post office, and a small primary school. Through the school's beloved headmistress, Miss Read, we meet the inhabitants of Fairacre and share in their trials and tribulations, their milestone celebrations, and their daily joys. After a heavy storm damages the church roof, the villagers launch the Fairacre Festival to raise money to have it repaired.« less