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Mrs Pringle

By: Miss Read
Narrated by: Gwen Watford
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About this listen

Mrs Pringle, the lugubrious school cleaner, has always been a favourite character in the Fairacre series. Here we trace Maud Pringle's life from childhood visits to the village from her Caxley home.

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loved every chapter. a lot of fun. it's great to get a full picture of Mrs Pringle's character

this is a great book well worth getting

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Mrs Pringle is a very likeable character despite her curmudgeonly ways and I have enjoyed reading about her in many of the Miss Read books. This isn't one of my favourite Fairacre books but it was a pleasant story to listen to while travelling in the car. The narrator is excellent and very well suited to the books by Miss Read.

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Another glorious Miss Read, read at a pace to savour. Uplifting, transporting, hilarious- and with a lightness of touch in common with all Miss Read’s that draw humour and pathos with unsentimental poignancy. The deft descriptions of the natural world are are so real - and read as if they were being observed. I wish all Miss Read books were read like this....

Only Gwen Watford reads this so brilliantly

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ad.such a superb storyline. witty and loved by an ex school teacher. hope for many more

brilliant. an excellent rendition. delightfully re

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A very pleasing story of the inhabitants of Fairacre and especially Mrs Pringle-fierce but humorous character.

Mrs Pringle

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