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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miss Read returns us again to a place we may already live., February 26, 1999

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Robert H. Nunnally Jr. "gurdonark" (Allen, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Fairacre) (Hardcover)

Miss Read's novels capture the best aspects of the small town provincial novel--the sense of connection, the wry Austenisms--while leaving the sentimentality and pollyanna-ism sometimes afflicting the genre to her lesser imitators. A Peaceful Retirement brings us another step--perhaps a final step--nearer to the end of this series. I recommend this series, and this book within the series, to anyone who wishes that a novel might have both a 20th C. awareness and a somewhat 19th C. sense of perspective....Most people have not discovered Miss Read, and one somehow wonders if "most people" really ought to. But I am certainly glad that I did....

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5.0 out of 5 stars One last visit with friends, September 2, 1998

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This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Fairacre) (Hardcover)

I enjoyed my visit with Miss Read and all her friends. It was like going home again. I feel I also know all of the people. I wish that this was not the last book.

This maybe the last book but you will find it is a new beginning for all of us.

Get yourself a cup of tea and sit down and enjoy yourself with some old friends.

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5.0 out of 5 stars miss read's #1 fan!!!, September 24, 2000

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Janet Cucci (valley sream, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Peaceful Retirement (Fairacre Chronicles) (Audio Cassette)

I just finished reading "A Peaceful Retirement". Just like her other books, it was excellent reading. I was sorry when the book ended because I wanted to read more. Few years ago I wrote Miss Read a letter stating I loved all her books. She was kind enough to write me a handwritten letter in reply. After a hetic day, I look forward to reading her books and revisit the loveable characters in the quiet town.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Peaceful Retirement
Appropriately tinged with nostalgia because it describes the mixed feelings of the head teacher of Fairacre school at her retirement. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Iesje

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff!
I absolutely love this book and audiobook!

It's like going on a wonderful vacation - but you don't have to rush around trying to take in all the sites and then come... Read more

Published 19 months ago by T. Hought

4.0 out of 5 stars All Was Peaceful
I love "Miss Read" and all her tiny yet very enjoyable adventures. Not for everyone- but if you enjoy Ye Old England, village style, then this little book-and others like it, same... Read more

Published on December 20, 2008 by Delehy Nine

5.0 out of 5 stars Much-loved series reaches finale
Miss Read has written over 40 titles, with this final tome describing how her headmistress heroine copes with her new-found life of leisure. Read more

Published on September 29, 2004 by T. Bently

5.0 out of 5 stars miss read's #1 fan!!!
I just finished reading "A Peaceful Retirement". Just like her other books, it was excellent reading. Read more

Published on September 25, 2000 by Janet Cucci

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book that brings us home.
I enjoyed this book just as much as I have all the other books written by Miss Read. The reason that I enjoyed this book so much was that it was like catching up with old friends... Read more

Published on January 27, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A peaceful read
Mostly gentle, sometimes funny, A Peaceful Retirement is a lovely conclusion to the Fairacre series.

Published on April 16, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific finish for the Fairacre series.
I love all of Miss Read's books about Fairacre and am sorry to see the stories end. This book was the perfect way to conclude the series and I will continue to read all the books... Read more

Published on October 7, 1997 by joann@gate.net

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Beech Green, Bob Willet, Henry Mawne, Uncle Sam, John Jenkins, George Annett, Jane Summers, Alice Willet, Fresh Idea, Miss Parr, Henry's Troubles, The Invalid, Dolly Clare, Looking Ahead, Italian Interlude, Miss Summers, Minnie Pringle, New Start, Home Again, Back To School, Lady Chapel, Gerald Partridge, The Woodman, Peaceful Retirement

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