Description: For nearly half a century, Miss Read has enchanted readers with her charming tales from the English countryside, where life is a little slower, people look out for one another, and the challenges of daily life seem a little easier to overcome than in our fast-paced, hopelessly complex modern world. But make no mistake, Miss Read's cozy downland village is no less of an entertaining place to be.

Beloved by critics for her insight and irony and by fans worldwide for her humor and good cheer, Miss Read will now reach a whole new generation of readers as her gentle, feel-good novels about small-town life are made available in paperback in the United States, many for the first time. "Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, always appealing" (New York Times), Miss Read's village tales "remind us of what is really important . . . and if we can't live in her world, it's certainly a comforting place to visit" (USA Today).

Summer at Fairacre tells of the events of one delightful summer, when Miss Read tends to the problems and possibilities that befall her village friends.

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