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A Peaceful Retirement: Complete & Unabridged

By: Miss Read
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Chivers Audio Books
ISBN: 0745187846
ISBN-13: 9780745187846
Released: 16 Jun 1997
RRP: £30.49
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Another gentle and charming book from my favourite author - By: a_nicholls@bigpond.com, 06 Feb 2002
A change in direction with not only retirement but marriage proposals as well for my most loved fictional character. With alll of the Fairacre books, a book I have read over & over - only with particular sadness as it appears that this may be the final book. I found the illustrations a bit off putting - part of my love of Miss Read's books are due to J Goodalll's beautiful illustrations - not that these are bad, just not what previous readers may be used to. My only complaint is that it is too short!
A lovely and entertaining read, a book to get lost in. - By: fred.ward@tesco.net, 24 Oct 1999
Miss Read, again manages to captivate the feelings of those who to are approaching retirement; & also of those who aren't. Her characters are alll someone you know in your own life. Always feeling that they could be so & so. I always felt as if I was included in the story, like I was a friend. I'm an avid reader of her books but it seems this is the last one? She puts such warmth & feeling into this book it spills out from every page. It is obvious that her friends are as devoted to her as she is to them whatever happens. The frequent requests of marriage from John Jenkins are bittersweet & has nearly succumb once or twice. Her lifelong friend Amy, trying so hard to matchmake over the years, tries not to let John Jenkins slip through Miss Reads' fingers but alas fails again. She gets great support from Henry Mawne, who has also been a suitor in the past but Miss Read also gently refused him. She looks forward to retirement with joy & some trepidation, however handles the situation very well. I hope there will be more stories from her in the not to distant future.