- Hardcover: 151 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (T) (October 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0395850622
- ISBN-13: 978-0395850626
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Here you'll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colourful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter...delightful." (Jan Karon, author of the bestselling Mitford Series )
"Miss Read reminds us of what is really important. And if we can't live in her world, it's certainly a comforting place to visit."
"Miss Read's Books...have deservedly received the highest praise from both English and American reviewers." (New York Times Book Review ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Miss Read reminds us of what is really important. And if we can't live in her world, it's certainly a comforting place to visit."
"Miss Read's Books...have deservedly received the highest praise from both English and American reviewers." (New York Times Book Review ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Book Description
Far from peaceful, Miss Read's first year of retirement is filled with homespun adventures, as this charming book brings the Fairacre series of novels to a close. Having bid farewell to her pupils, Miss Read finds herself as busy and in demand as ever. As usual, her affection for the minutiae of village life, her love of nature, and her good humor make her excellent company. 23 line drawings.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
miss read's #1 fan!!!,
By Janet Cucci (valley sream, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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miss read's #1 fan!!!,
By Janet Cucci (valley sream, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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4.7 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Miss Read returns us again to a place we may already live.,
By Robert H. Nunnally Jr. "gurdonark" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Hardcover)
Miss Read's novels capture the best aspects of the small town provincial novel--the sense of connection, the wry Austenisms--while leaving the sentimentality and pollyanna-ism sometimes afflicting the genre to her lesser imitators. A Peaceful Retirement brings us another step--perhaps a final step--nearer to the end of this series. I recommend this series, and this book within the series, to anyone who wishes that a novel might have both a 20th C. awareness and a somewhat 19th C. sense of perspective....Most people have not discovered Miss Read, and one somehow wonders if "most people" really ought to. But I am certainly glad that I did....
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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One last visit with friends,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Hardcover)
I enjoyed my visit with Miss Read and all her friends. It was like going home again. I feel I also know all of the people. I wish that this was not the last book.This maybe the last book but you will find it is a new beginning for all of us. Get yourself a cup of tea and sit down and enjoy yourself with some old friends. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
miss read's #1 fan!!!,
By Janet Cucci - Published on Amazon.com
I just finished reading "A Peaceful Retirement". Just like her other books, it was excellent reading. I was sorry when the book ended because I wanted to read more. Few years ago I wrote Miss Read a letter stating I loved all her books. She was kind enough to write me a handwritten letter in reply. After a hetic day, I look forward to reading her books and revisit the loveable characters in the quiet town.
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