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    Over the Gate: The fourth novel in the Fairacre series

    Miss Read

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    '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 curiousity I observe the happenings of today!'

    From an unusual weight-loss recipe in an old notebook - and used with alarming consequences - to the queen of copy-cats 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 school mistress, continues to attract odd stories and village folklore, and retells them with her characteristic compassion and humour.

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    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:

    Farther Afield (Bfmt Aug 07);

    Tyler's Row;

    Early Days;

    Thrush Green;

    Winter in Thrush Green;

    News From Thrush Green;

    Christmas at Fairacre;

    A Country Christmas;

    Village School;

    Storm in the Village

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