Set in Caxley, the quiet country town neighboring the village of Fairacre, The Caxley Chronicles follow two intertwined families, the Howards and the Norths, through the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century. The first Caxley tale, The Market Square, introduces the deep-rooted camaraderie of Septimus Howard and Bender North, whose friendship survives misunderstandings, the tragedy of war, and the bitterness of loss. The story of their families continues through the generations. The second tale, The Howards of Caxley, tells of Edward Howard, grandson to them both. Edward flies for the Royal Air Force Reserve as England prepares for another war -- and Caxley braces itself for overwhelming changes.
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Miss Read is 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, Village School, 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. She lives in Berkshire.
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Can't get enough Miss Read,
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Miss Read's books are so warm, friendly, humorous. Have been able to acquire most of her books and wish she was still writing!
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Follows two merchant families in Caxley, a thriving market town near Fairacre. As usual, Miss Read describes their ups and downs in vivid detail, allowing us to commisserate and rejoice with them. The reader gets a glimpse of small-town life in an England that no longer exists, and we are the poorer for its demise.
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This is a great book following several generations of people in Caxley - those of you familiar with Miss Read know where this is! But, even if you've never read Miss Read before, this book is nice. It's a great mellow read full of gritty events just as in real life.
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The Market Square, Rose Lodge, The Howards of Caxley, Sep Howard, Queen Victoria, Uncle Bertie, Beech Green, Jesse Miller, Dan Crockford, Miss Taggerty, Aunt Mary, Edna Howard, Bender North, High Street, Grandma North, Corn Exchange, Jack Tenby, Septimus Howard, Maisie Hunter, Leslie Howard, Howard's Restaurant, Town Hall, Prime Minister, Aunt Ethel, Sep Makes Browse Sample Pages:
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The Market Square, Rose Lodge, The Howards of Caxley, Sep Howard, Queen Victoria, Uncle Bertie, Beech Green, Jesse Miller, Dan Crockford, Miss Taggerty, Aunt Mary, Edna Howard, Bender North, High Street, Grandma North, Corn Exchange, Jack Tenby, Septimus Howard, Maisie Hunter, Leslie Howard, Howard's Restaurant, Town Hall, Prime Minister, Aunt Ethel, Sep Makes Browse Sample Pages:
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