The Howards of Caxley [Import] [Paperback]

Miss Read (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140034390
• ISBN-13: 978-0140034394
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,025,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars This is a fine story if you love the English village life, July 2, 2007

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Elizabeth Tsang "pepkoka" (an exile in Yankeeland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Howards of Caxley (Hardcover)

Miss Read invites us to a sleepy village quite far from London -- or wait, is it really sleepy? As the story unfolds at a leisurely pace, we discover that the usual emotions seethe beneath the surface. Septimus is a fine, wise pater familias, although his high principles may hurt a few of his struggling family members. Edward, the nephew, clearly deserves the patrimony because of his humilty, strength, and essential goodness. Sigh.