Summer at Fairacre

A Novel

Miss Read, John S. Goodall

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Year: 2001
• eBook ISBN:
  9780547525457
• Subtopic: Literature General

"For those who miss the Waltons, or who can't get enough of Jan Karon, Fairacre is an excellent place to visit" ( Publishers Weekly).
 
After a long winter of red noses and wet mittens, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her downland village friends. Summer at Fairacre charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the background of roses, skylarks, and bees. Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read's friend Amy mysteriously disappears. Perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs. Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because the pain in her bad leg flares up. Still, the sounds of children playing and the fragrance of summertime flowers fill the air, as Miss Read shepherds her students and friends through the warm season.
 
"If you've ever enjoyed a visit to Mitford, you'll relish a visit to Fairacre." —Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author
 

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Frontispiece
• The First Day of Spring
• Minor Irritations
• Henry Mawne Needs Company
• The Coggs Are in Distress
• Easter Holidays
• Public Duties
• More Worries for the Coggs Family
• Strange Behaviour of Amy
• Troubles Never Come Singly
• Mrs Pringle Deserts Us
• Amy’s Party
• Minnie Pringle Lends a Hand
• Mr Willet to the Rescue
• Rain and Romance
• Summer’s Bounty
• Sunshine and Sports
• Off to the Wedding
• Away From it All
• Mrs Pringle on the War Path
• The End of Summer
• About the Author