Fairacre series

The first novel in the beloved Fairacre series, Village School introduces us to the remarkable schoolmistress Miss Read and her lovable group of students, who, with a mixture of skinned knees and smiles, are just as likely to lose themselves as their mittens...
Welcome to the English village of Fairacre: a handful of thatch-roofed cottages, a church, the school, the promise of fair weather, friendly faces, and good cheer––at...

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,...

Revisits the English village of Fairacre and its school mistress whose busy life revolves around her charges and the bustling activities of village life.

The Hales had hoped that the cottages at Tyler's Row would provide a haven of peace. But sandwiched as they were between the redoubtable Sergeant Burnaby and the poisonous Mrs Fowler, they soon found that Fairacre was no Utopia but an ordinary English village.

A family crisis disrupts the efficiency of Miss Quinn's routine but causes her to think seriously about changing her life.

Fairacre is abuzz when a rare white robin comes to town.

Summer arrives in Fairacre, and "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."--Cover.

"Times are changing in the charming downland village of Fairacre, and Miss Read isn't certain that it's all for the best. The new commuter lifestyle has caused a drop in attendance at the local school, and officials are threatening closure. Miss Read worries about the failing health of Dolly Clare. Vegetable gardens have given way to trips to the Caxley markets, and the tradional village fete now includes a prize for the best quiche. With her trademark...