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"One somehow expects Peter Rabbit to pop out of one of Miss Read's thatched cottages, and start chatting up the various apple-checked parties who staff this Beatrix Potter world." (New York Times Book Review (Feb 13,1972) )
"[Emily Davis] has its own distictive charm which should not be overlooked." (Best Sellers )
"A beautiful book, a lovely book." (Witchita Falls Times )
"[Emily Davis] has its own distictive charm which should not be overlooked." (Best Sellers )
"A beautiful book, a lovely book." (Witchita Falls Times )
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#8 in the beloved Fairacre series: Dolly Clare and her childhood friend Emily Davis are both retired teachers in the village school, who, due to their deep and lasting involvement in the life of their village and its children, meet many complexities beneath the surface and offer their help to the community.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a century in an English village, Dec 21 2008
By Miss Ivonne - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Miss Clare Remembers and Emily Davis (Paperback)
Dolly Clare, longtime schoolteacher at Fairacre School, outlasted many headmasters. In this volume, the 70-year-old spinster looks back at the many changes in her beloved village of Beech Green. Miss Clare remembers her life with just a touch of sentimentality, which we lovers of Fairacre and Thrush Green are only to happy to grant her.
It's amazing to consider that Dolly Clare saw the advent of the telephone, the automobile, the airplane, regular bus service (which would end the isolation of English villages), and the welfare state; two world wars, and the end of agrarian England in her 70 years. In short, Dolly, born in the Victorian Era, would live into the Space Age. What an amazing life!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A place I hope still exists somewhere, April 5 2008
By wogan "the book reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Miss Clare Remembers and Emily Davis (Paperback)
Ah- Miss Read, what a perfect way to relax and know that you are going to have a soothing visit. At the same time you will enter the world of an English village, the way I hope they still exist somewhere. Twenty years ago I lived in an English village and the life and reactions of the people were much as Miss Read depicts. These stories take me back to a time I loved and a place where life was a bit less complicated - maybe not to the characters in the story, but certainly less than what seems to surround most of us today. It's the perfect "safe" book to give your mother or someone else who would rather not be entertained with violence. I guess a number of people would consider it an old fashioned read, but then it's nice to have that available
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Story, Jun 15 2009
By Kelly J. Lindstrom "Book Lover" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Miss Clare Remembers and Emily Davis (Paperback)
This was a great story. It takes you back to before Miss Read came to Fairacre and gives the history.
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