{"product_id":"a-peaceful-retirement-9780618884384","title":"A Peaceful Retirement","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpen the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving bid a last farewell to her pupils at Fairacre School, Miss Read settles down to what she hopes will be a relaxing retirement. It is not entirely so, of course. She finds herself as busy and in demand as ever: on holiday in Florence, helping with church and school affairs, and offering a kindly ear to her eccentric neighbors. With her teaching days behind her, Miss Read discovers her talent for writing, opening a new and exciting chapter in her life -- and bringing to a close her stories of life in Fairacre, the timeless English village beloved by millions of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.76w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618884384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead, Miss:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiss Read\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2012) was the pseudonym of Mrs. Dora Saint, a former schoolteacher beloved for her novels of English rural life, especially those set in the fictional villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre. The first of these, \u003ci\u003eVillage School\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998, she was awarded an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her services to literature.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiss Read\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2012) was the pseudonym of Mrs. Dora Saint, a former schoolteacher beloved for her novels of English rural life, especially those set in the fictional villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre. The first of these, \u003ci\u003eVillage School\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998, she was awarded an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Read \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47520909459613,"sku":"9780618884384","price":29.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_13dcaa7a-981c-41da-a436-7792138beca6.jpg?v=1767114457","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-peaceful-retirement-9780618884384","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}