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Christmas at Fairacre Comprising Village Christmas, No Holly for Miss Quinn, The Christmas Mouse, and Other Stories - Hardcover
A selection of full-length novels and short stories all with a Christmas theme. The three novels are "Village Christmas", "No Holly for Miss Quinn" and "The Christmas Mouse" and there are six stories from "Over the Gate" and extracts from "Village Diary" and "The Howards of Caxley".
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"An affectionate, humorous, and gently charming chronicle . . . Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing." "The 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 colorful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter . . . delightful." Jan Karon"
"Miss Read so understands and loves the country and can write tenderly and humorously about the minutiae of village life without distortion or sentimentality." "Times Literary Supplement""
An affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing--NEW YORK TIMES
Unforgettable characters... drama, romance and humour--EXPRESS
Miss Read so understands and loves the country and can write to tenderly and humorously about the minutiae of village life without distortion or sentimentality--TLS
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"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 colorful intrigues of daily life, and certainly love and laughter . . . delightful." Jan Karon"
"Miss Read so understands and loves the country and can write tenderly and humorously about the minutiae of village life without distortion or sentimentality." "Times Literary Supplement""
An affectionate, humorous and gently charming chronicle... sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing--NEW YORK TIMES
Unforgettable characters... drama, romance and humour--EXPRESS
Miss Read so understands and loves the country and can write to tenderly and humorously about the minutiae of village life without distortion or sentimentality--TLS
A delightful Christmas collection of Fairacre tales from the ever-popular Miss Read.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0718133889
- ISBN 13 9780718133887
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages359
- IllustratorJohn S. Goodall
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