Over the Gate by Miss Read

Over the Gate (Beloved Fairacre Series, #5) (Fairacre)

by Miss Read

Another entertaining slice of Fairacre life from the bestselling author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.

'The story of the village goes back a long, long time, and it still goes on. I have listened to my neighbours' accounts of tales long ago, and with what unfailing curiosity I observe the happenings of today!'

From an unusual weight-loss recipe found in an old notebook - and used with alarming consequences - to the queen of copycats who drives her neighbour mad with anger, OVER THE GATE is a hugely entertaining collection of tales from Fairacre, past and present.

Miss Read, the schoolmistress, continues to attract odd stories and village folklore, and retells them with her characteristic compassion and humour.

Reviewed by annieb123 on

4 of 5 stars

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Perfectly charming vignettes of village life in the bucolic parts of the 20th century. The book is set in the 1950s in Fairacre (fictitious) in England. Some of the vignettes are told as stories from the 1st world war or earlier, some later...but all are sweetly written and funny and entertaining.

I enjoyed this very much. I read it for the Bookish Nerds group Thanksgiving challenge, as one of the vignettes is about the Thanksgiving harvest festival. Would've been worth a read anytime.

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