Storm in the Village

A Novel

Miss Read

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9780547527185
• Subtopic: Literature General

Big changes are afoot in a small English village— "If you've ever enjoyed a visit to Mitford, you'll relish a visit to Fairacre" (Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of To Be Where You Are).
 
Trouble brews in the tiny country village of Fairacre, when it is discovered that Farmer Miller's Hundred Acre Field is slated for real estate development. Alarming rumors are circulating, among them the fear that the village school may close. The endearing schoolmistress Miss Read brings her inimitable blend of affection and clear-sighted candor to this report, in which a young girl finds her first love, an older woman accepts a new role in life, and the impassioned battle to save the village from being engulfed is at the forefront of every villager's mind.
 
"Wise, ironic, kindly, full of atmosphere and characters, rural charm, broad dialects, and the impishness of children." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
"Affectionate, humorous, and gently charming . . . Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing." — The New York Times

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Straws in the Wind
• The Two Strangers
• Fairacre’s Daily Round
• Mrs Annett Has Doubts
• Reviving the Flower Show
• Rumours Fly
• Trouble and Love
• The Storm Breaks
• Miss Jackson’s Errand
• The Gamekeeper’s Cottage
• The Vicar Does His Duty
• The Flower Show
• Parish Council Affairs
• Miss Crabbe Descends Upon Fairacre
• Fairacre Speaks Its Mind
• A Day of Catastrophe
• Thunder and Lightning
• Dr Martin is Busy
• Miss Crabbe Reappears
• Joseph Coggs Leaves Home
• The Public Enquiry
• Calm After Storm
• Mrs Coggs Fights a Battle
• Miss Jackson Hears Bad News
• The Problem of Miss Clare
• Fairacre Waits and Wonders
• The Village Hears the News
• Farewell to Fairacre
• About the Author