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Christmas at Fairacre

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The people of Fairacre celebrate Christmas in a traditional style which has hardly changed over the generations.

Children eagerly hang up their stockings, families go to Church together, and everyone enjoys Christmas cake and other treats of the festive season.

From an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve in "The Christmas Mouse" to an unwanted change of plan in "No Holly For Miss Quinn", Miss Read recounts some of the most memorable Christmas events where often, despite the most careful planning, things do not always go as expected.

For heartwarming reading there is no writer to rival Miss Read, and this charming collection of Christmas tales is packed with unforgettable characters, enchanting stories and festive cheer.

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Product Details
0752873830 / 9780752873831
Hardback
823.914
20/10/2005
United Kingdom
English
General
[vii], 263 p. : ill.
21 cm
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Contents: No holly for Miss Quinn. Originally published: London: Joseph, 1976 - Christmas at Fairacre School - The Christmas mouse. Originally published: London: Joseph, 1973.
A beautiful, specially designed gift edition of Christmas tales from Miss Read - the perfect Christmas present for all ages. Published in the 50th anniversary year of Miss Read's first novel. Includes the original line drawings. The Miss Read novels have sold over 3 millions copies. 'An affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle ... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing' New York Times. 'Her books avoid sentimentality and have an asperity like the tartness of a good apple' Sunday Telegraph Magazine. 'Here you'll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colourful int
A beautiful, specially designed gift edition of Christmas tales from Miss Read - the perfect Christmas present for all ages. Published in the 50th anniversary year of Miss Read's first novel. Includes the original line drawings. The Miss Read novels have sold over 3 millions copies. 'An affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle ... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing' New York Times. 'Her books avoid sentimentality and have an asperity like the tartness of a good apple' Sunday Telegraph Magazine. 'Here you'll find delicious wit, quirky characters, the colourful int FA Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)