Storm in the Village and The Fairacre Festival (The Fairacre Series 3 & 7) [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Miss Read (Author), June Barrie (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

Storm in the Village: Miss Read, the headmistress of Fairacre School, learns of a proposed new housing development that soon has the citizens of Fairacre up in arms. The Fairacre Festival: After a heavy storm damages the church roof, the villagers must raise money to have it repaired, but something on a grander scale than fetes and coffee mornings is required. So the Fairacre Festival is launched.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Observed with exactitude, animation, and a sense of comedy that recall a Brueghel painting of village folk' - THE TIMES --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.

From AudioFile

Tea, crumpets, and commotion--that's what Miss Read's two stories, both featuring a pair of British Berkshire villages, serve up. Written by one of England's most prolific and best-loved contemporary writers, these gentle reads describe the villagers' attempts to keep a fertile field from becoming a development and a windstorm that causes the loss of a prized chalice. June Barrie's right-as-rain accents take the listener down cobbled streets and into homes, shops, and the two-room schoolhouse. Her vocal shifts from educated schoolmistress to rough farmer to upstart schoolboy convince listeners they're hearing a cast of many go about their cozy country ways. E.V. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: BBC Audiobooks (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754096157
• ISBN-13: 978-0754096153
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,693,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)