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Village School
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Fairacre is a village of cottages, a church and the school - and, at the heart of the school, its head mistress Miss Read. Through her discerning eye, we meet the villagers of Fairacre and see their trials and tribulations, from the irascible school cleaner Mrs Pringle, to the young school children, with their scraped knees, hopeful faces and inevitable mischief. Full of Miss Read's unique, acerbic wit, and wry observations, Village School is an intriguing glimpse into a forgotten world, and has become a true classic.
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- Alex W.
- 09-03-24
I love it!
This is a brilliant series of books, very gentle and comforting. Well worth listening too!
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- J from Yorkshire
- 21-09-23
A beautiful book, perfect narration
I have already listened to this book twice and will listen to it over and over again throughout the years. It is a beautiful book. Phyllida Nash narrated it perfectly, she did a marvellous job with all the different accents, and all the different voices - male and female. Sound quality is excellent, you can hear every word clear as a bell. This is one of those rare books that provides a lovely place for you to go.
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- S. K. North
- 21-05-22
A Charming Tale of Times Gone By
Delightfully nostalgic story of a country village. Centred around the school with colourful characters and childish scrapes. Very enjoyable.
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- Jay
- 06-01-24
A lovely, heartwarming story of days gone by
Really enjoyed this book, it was very gentle, a year in the life of a rural primary school. Most of the characters were lovely and it was easy listening.
The narrator was excellent and I could always tell who was speaking.
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- Alžběta
- 29-01-22
Such joy and delight!
Beautifully written, moving, funny, gentle and yet razor-sharp, this book is another piece of perfection by the one and only Miss Read. Phyllida Nash's flawless reading further elevates both the book's charm and the reader's enjoyment. Highly recommended!
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- Mike Smith
- 03-05-21
Enchanting Miss Read
A delightful reading of a wonderful book. Thoroughly enjoyable tale of a year at the village school from the start of the new year with some new pupils to the sad leaving of Miss Clare and the wedding of Miss Grey. Something to listen to no matter the weather but especially good on a drab and dreary day or a cold winters evening.
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- Flint
- 27-06-17
Good Book, Wrong Narrator
I ejoyed the book, but I did not enjoy this narrator as much as other narrators of the Miss Read books. I find the books fascinating because they hark back to a time that probably never was but we would all like to imagine. It is slightly irritating that some of the characters age in the normal way throughout the course of the books while others seem stuck in time and hardly age at all. Revisiting one of the early books has reminded me that poor Joseph Coggs was stuck at the village school for the entirety of Miss Reads headship and on her retirement he was only about nine years of age. Mrs Pringle was clearly older than Miss Read in the early books but she is still working at the school and apparently reasonably sprightly when Miss Read retires! As long as you're not overly troubled by these confusing tricks of time the books are lovely, a very gentle antidote to real life.
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- miss lj pattinson
- 15-04-24
Comfort read at its best
Have really enjoyed meeting the fairacre folk for the first time looking forward to reading more
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- polly
- 13-04-22
Miss Read Series
Phyllida Nash reads this book fantastic really helps with characters can't wait to read next Miss Read book
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- Dr. N. WOODRUFF
- 25-03-23
An excellent example of school as I remember it
A must to return to those days that set us up in life and made us who we are today
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