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Miss Read, or in real life Dora Saint, was a teacher by profession who started writing after the second world war, beginning with light essays written for Punch and other journals. She then wrote on educational and country matters and worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Miss Read was married to a schoolmaster for sixty-four years until his death in 2004, and they had one daughter.

Miss Read was awarded an MBE in the 1998 New Year Honours list for her services to literature, She was the author of many immensely popular books, including two autobiographical works, but it was her novels of English rural life for which she was best known. The first of these Village School, was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write about the fictional villages of Fairacre and Thrush Green for many years. She lived near Newbury in Berkshire until her death in 2012.

Four plays based on her work have been written by Ron Perry, Miss Read's Thrush Green, Miss Read Remembered, Return to Thrush Green and The Village School.

Oct 3, 1983

Cover of Affairs at Thrush Green

Affairs at Thrush Green (Beloved Thrush Green Series, #7) (Word for word audio books) (Thrush Green) (Miss Read (Paperback))

Sep 27, 1982

Cover of Fortunate Grandchild

Fortunate Grandchild

Oct 19, 1981

Cover of Gossip from Thrush Green

Gossip from Thrush Green (Miss Read ) (Beloved Thrush Green Series, #6) (Thrush Green) (Miss Read (Paperback)) (Word for word audio books)

Oct 13, 1980

Cover of Village Centenary

Village Centenary (Beloved Fairacre Series, #15) (Chronicles of Fairacre) (Fairacre)

Sep 24, 1980

Cover of The White Robin the White Robin

The White Robin the White Robin

Oct 15, 1979

Cover of The White Robin

The White Robin

Nov 1978

Cover of Emily Davis

Jun 1980

Cover of Return to Thrush Green

Return to Thrush Green (Miss Read ) (Thrush Green) (Beloved Thrush Green Series, #5) (Miss Read (Paperback)) (Windsor Selection S.)

Sep 6, 1978

Cover of Village Affairs

Village Affairs (Beloved Fairacre Series, #13) (Fairacre)

Aug 31, 1978

Cover of Farther Afield

Farther Afield (Beloved Fairacre Series, #11) (Fairacre) (Miss Read (Paperback))

Jul 1, 1977

Cover of Joy of Nature

Mar 1, 1977

Cover of Building a House GB

Building a House GB

Jan 1, 1977

Cover of Chronicles of Fairacre, Comprising Village School, Village Diary, and Storm in the Village

Chronicles of Fairacre, Comprising Village School, Village Diary, and Storm in the Village

Jul 29, 1976

Cover of Miss Clare Remembers

Miss Clare Remembers (Camden S.)

Jul 29, 1976

Cover of The Howards of Caxley

The Howards of Caxley

1 Dec 1988

Cover of The Market Square

The Market Square

Jan 6, 1976

Cover of Miracle Psycho Comma

Miracle Psycho Comma

Jan 1, 1976

Cover of No Holly for Miss Quinn

No Holly for Miss Quinn (Beloved Fairacre Series, #12) (Miss Read (Paperback))

Oct 6, 1975

Cover of Battles at Thrush Green

Battles at Thrush Green (Beloved Thrush Green Series, #4) (Thrush Green) (Audio Editions Mystery Masters)

Jul 31, 1975

Cover of Winter in Thrush Green

Winter in Thrush Green (Thrush Green)

Jan 1974

Cover of Tyler's Row

Tyler's Row (Beloved Fairacre Series, #9) (Large Print Books) (Fairacre)

Oct 25, 1973

Cover of News from Thrush Green

News from Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #3) (Beloved Thrush Green Series, #3) (Miss Read (Paperback))

Oct 1, 1973

Cover of The Christmas Mouse

The Christmas Mouse

Apr 2, 1971

Cover of Country Cooking

Country Cooking