Summary
Miss Read’s early days were spent with two remarkable grandmothers - one in Lewisham, and one in Walton-on-the-Naze.
EARLY DAYS is full of childhood memories of an extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins, and their houses full of mystery and adventure, where Miss Read spent so much time, living in the shadow of the 1914-18 war.
At the age of seven, Miss Read moved to the small village of Chelsfield, Kent, into a magical new world - and so began her love of the English cou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752882208 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752882201 |
| Author: | Miss Read |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Miss Read
Miss Read was a teacher by profession who started writing after the Second World War. In addition to her novels, she has written on educational and country matters, and worked as a script-writer for the BBC.
She lives in Berkshire, and was made an MBE for her services to literature.
Previous titles:
Country Christmas Christmas at Fairacre; A Country Christmas; Village School; Village Diary; Storm in the Village; Thrush Green; Winter in Thrush Green; News from Thrush Green
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